Naxxar L-Mqabba 2-0
Naxxar L: O. Borg, R. Mercieca, M. Fenech, M. Mifsud, D. Bonnici, A. Azzopardi (S. Nanapere 64'), R. Cassar, J. Ellul (P. Ellul 88'), C. Bugeja, A. Buhagiar, S. Meilak.
Mqabba: J. Debono, R. Da Silva Gomes, L. Mallia, A. Leite (G. Micallef 66'), W. Borg, C. Vella, D. Azzopardi, F. Gusman, L. Celotto (L. Suma 53'), M. Camilleri, D. Vukovic.
Referee: Sandro Spiteri
Scorers: Steve Meilak 81', Saturday Nanapere 87'
Steve D'Amato's side obtained the second successive win beating Mqabba with two late goals, almost against the run of play. The result is rather harsh on Mqabba who, especially in the second half, were surely the better team and lost a couple of good scoring opportunities, even missing a penalty and also hitting the crossbar.
To be fair Naxxar missed a penalty too at the start of the second half, and were sharp enough to take their chances and claim the three points at stake.
For Mqabba is was yet another disappointment. Smarting from two heavy defeats in the Trophy and against Santa Lucija in the League, Clive Mizzi's side is now in a crisis, with an attack that is finding the going hard, and with a defence that suffered thirteen goals in the last three outings.
Qrendi-Vittoriosa S 4-0
Qrendi: J. Farrugia, M. Farrugia, C. Caruana, D. Sammut (R. Dalli 46'), N. Falzon, M. Barbara (K. Abela 70'), Z. Bowman (L. Scorfna 75'), D. Martini, J. Spiteri, C. Quaranta, J. Silveira da Silva.
Vittoriosa S: C. Cassar, C. Spiteri, I. Abela, R. Previ, E. Mbong (P. Papadakis 64'), K. Degiorgio (J. Briffa 46'), G. Sultana (J. Pace 54'), N. Ojuola, M. Souza Diaz, L. Casha, T. Abela Wilson.
Referee: Malcolm Spiteri
Scorers: Neil Falzon 6', Ciro Quaranta 31' pen, Ryan Dalli 53', Jonathan Da Silva Silveira 68'
Qrendi demolished high flying Vittoriosa with two goals in each half. Qrendi fully deserved their victory, even though a four-goal deficit is rather unfair on the Stars who yesterday failed to shine.
Qrendi took full advantage of the chances that came their way, and maybe that was the whole difference between the sides yesterday. Taking an early lead through Neil Falzon, Qrendi never looked back, doubling the score on the half hour with a Ciro Quaranta penalty.
Although Vittoriosa had some opportunities to get back in the match on the resumption, Ryan Dalli's third goal eight minutes into the second half killed the match.
Silveir'as goal half way through the second half was Qrendi's cherry on the cake, as they quickly forgot the defeat against ten-man Gudja in their last outing.