Valletta Video Slots 4

Neptunes Leo Vegas 6

(0-3), (2-0), (2-2), (0-1)

Neptunes Leo Vegas started their Winter League Premier Division commitments with a over Valletta Video Slots winning 6-4.

The match started in a rather one sided manner with Neptunes racing to a three goal lead at the end of the first session. Jordan Camilleri scored a brace with the other goal coming from Niki Lanzon. However Valletta recovered well in the second session, which they won 2-0 with goals from Ryan Mock and Michele Mifsud.

The game continued to be balanced on a knife edge in the third session which ended 2-2. Neptunes made it 4-2 through Gabriel Pace but Valletta came back strongly with goals from James Spiteri Staines and Michele Mifsud. Jordan Camilleri scored his third and Neptunes’ fifth to set up a nail-biting final session with only one goal in it.

The final session saw Neptunes move two goals ahead through Jordan Camilleri from a penalty. The Balluta team then controlled the game although Valletta squandered a good man up opportunity where they could have made it a tense affair towards the end.

Valletta Videoslots.com: R Sciortino, J Spiteri Staines (1), N Farrugia, M Mifsud (2), T Agius, R Mock (1), D Paolella, N Bonello Ghio, D Saliba, A Agius, K Galea, L Gialanze, R Bonnici

Neptunes Leo Vegas:  A Borg Cole, N Lanzon (1), K Erdogan, G Pace (1), M Martellaci, J Culic, N Zammit, J Camilleri (4), M Cutajar, M Zammit, J Muscat, M Azzopardi, F Buhagiar

Referees: Massimo Angileri, Peter Balzan

Winter league: First Division

Otters Nivea 1

Birzebbugia Freeport 12

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