Samuel Bartolo has won the Christmas Cup for the second consecutive year after beating Charles Aquilina in the final 3-2 on shots.

Aquilina took the lead in the first half with Bartolo coming back strongly in the second half where he managed to equalise and also could have scored the winning goal in normal time. The game finished 1-1 after extra time with the shots determining the winner.

With this victory Bartolo has now won the cup three times and has managed to equal the achievements of club mates Mark Gauci and Joe Borg Bonaci.

In the semi-final Bartolo scored a 2-0 win against Joe Borg Bonaci while Charles Aquilina eliminated Derek Conti 3-2 on shots.

This year the prominent Bartolo has registered with the Greek club Atlas Glyfads FTC for whom he is playing this year. He is also occupying the 103rd position in the ranking within the Interational Federation of International Sports Table Football with 174 points.