Poiatti Qormi-Sliema Hs to be replayed

On Sunday reigning Champions Rabat Depiro consolidated their leadership with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Poiatti Qormi. It was a vintage Rabat performance and certainly their best one so far this season. Two goals inside the first 20 minutes from Chris Bugeja and Josef Antonelli knocked the stuffing out of Qormi and a third goal, the second from Chris Bugeja, just on the stroke of half time, sealed the issue.

Poiatti’s reaction in the second half was a case of too little too late but their efforts were rewarded with a 16th minute goal from Frank Bugeja. However Rabat were never in any real difficulty and in the last minute of the game they scored goal number four through Jason Vella.

In the second game of the day The Hunters Tower Restaurant had little difficulty in overcoming the challenge from White Hart. Two goals from Chris Attard, one at the start and the other at the end of the first half gave Young Stars a comfortable 2-0 cushion at half time. They were never really threatened by a depleted White Hart side and the final whistle found them 2-0 winners and tucked in right behind Rabat Depiro.

In the meantime the HAM Executive has decided the second round game between Poiatti Qormi and Sliema Hs, which had ended 1-0 in favour of Qormi, will have to be replayed.

Qormi had failed to list one of their players on the team line up presented to the umpires before the game. The player in fact played when he should have not. In a match played on Thursday, Rabat and The Hunters Tower drew 1-1.