Following this win, Floriana are in third place after a positive run of three wins and a draw having 22 points from 11 games, while San Gwann suffered a first defeat from the last three games and are fourth from bottom on 10 points from same number of games.

The first period was a balanced affair with both teams trying their best to open the score but both sets of forwards found the opposing defences a very hard nut to crack. San Gwann created the first two occasions. Keith Vella floated a perfect ball in the area from a freekick and Keith Vassallo drove out with a rovesciata and after the ball was partially cleared from a cross by Eric Leone, Greens keeper Kyle Gerada saved the rebound shot by Peter Xuereb.

Floriana reacted by creating two occasions in succession. Clyde Borg served Mauro Grioli with a through ball in the area but San Gwann keeper Matthias Vella saved his shot and after Greg Marney was fouled outside the area. Vella saved the freekick shot by mark Spiteri. At the other end, the ball was partially cleared from a cross by Jamie Farrugia and Glenn Agius missed the bar with his shot from outside the area, and from then on all the actions up to the half-time whistle were all created by Floriana. Warren Cardona served Grioli with a through ball in the area but Vella foiled him with a timely sortie. Clyde Borg served Russell Marmara with a through ball on the right flank who served Cardona in the area but Vella saved his shot.

Grioli served Marmara with a short corner pass who then crossed the ball to Clyde Borg but he headed slightly over the bar and the same player missed the upright with his shot from outside the area after beating a defender.

The Greens had the lion’s share of the exchanges after resumption and managed to break the deadlock after only one minute with San Gwann trying to act on the break. Mark Spiteri served Cardona with a through ball outside San Gwann’s area and after entering the area he scored with a low shot.

Grioli was then fouled on the right flank of the area. The ball was partially cleared from the freekick shot by Borg and Francoise Piccione drove out from the rebound and in a reaction by San Gwann Quincy Bregnam served Farrugia with a through ball in the area but Gerada foiled him with a timely sortie.

From the same action Gerada served Borg with a long drop kick who served Cardona in the area but Vella saved his close range shot. The same player missed the bar by inches from outside the area after he was put through by Marmara.

In the 63rd minute, San Gwann came very close to obtain the equaliser when Stephen Pisani served Farrugia with a perfect through ball in the area and with only Gerada to beat he drove out from a very ideal position.

Floriana kept insisting and trying to increase their slender lead. Marney served Cardona in the area with a cross from the left but the latter missed the upright with his shot and the same player had his shot turned to corner by Vella after he was served with a square pass by Marney. Substitute Orianski Buhagiar served Marney with a cross pass from the right but a defender cleared his shot to a corner and in the last action before the end Spiteri served Buhagiar with a square pass and after he was fouled just outside the area, Vella partially saved the ball from the freekick shot by Spiteri and the ball was eventually cleared to safety by a defender.

Referee - Glenn Tonna

Player of the match - Clyde Borg (Floriana)

Mgarr Utd 1

Zejtun 2

Mgarr failed to keep up the pace with the first four after this defeat. Although they created more occasions than Zejtun they only managed to score once. Zejtun tried very hard to operate on the break during the game but still they managed to turn tables over their opponents.

Mgarr opened the score after three minutes when Eymer Schembri served Nicholas Debono with a long throw-in in the area and he scored with a low shot past Zejtun keeper Jurgen Tabone, and encouraged by this early lead Mgarr kept pressing their opponents and created four actions in succession.

Schembri served Daniel Xuereb with a long throw-in in the area but Tabone saved his shot. Schembri served Xuereb with a cross-pass from the right but he missed the upright with his shot from a cross by Xuereb.

The ball was cleared to a corner and from the flagkick by Stefan Vella the ball finished over the bar and the hard-working Schembri served Xuereb on the right flank who in turn served Debono with a cross and Tabone saved the latter’s shot.

In a Zejtun rare attack Nigel Desira was fouled on the right flank of the area. The freekick shot was taken by Keith Spiteri but he found no takers in the area and the ball was easily cleared to safety. Zejtun kept pressing until the half-time whistle and came very close to obtain the equaliser. Kersten Grech served Diorell Farrugia with a cross from the left flank and Mgarr keeper Franklin Muscat had to dive and save his shot. Desira served Spiteri with a through ball on the right flank who served Diorell Farrugia with a cross and Muscat turned his shot to a corner and Kersten Farrugia with a cross and Muscat turned his shot to a corner and Kersten Farrugia served Shasa Fenech from a freekick and after entering the area Muscat saved his shot in two attempts.

In an effort to increase their slender lead, Mgarr started the second period on the offensive and created five actions in succession. Matthew Vella was fouled on the right edge of the area but Stefan Vella found no takers in the area after his well-taken freekick.

Clive Calleja served Stefan Vella with a through ball on the left flank who crossed to Joseph Zammit but he drove out from inside the area. Daniel Xuereb served Debono with a cross from the left flank but he drove over the bar from an ideal position. Stefan Vella served Zammit in the area but he also drove over the bar and a one-two between Schembri and Xuereb finished with the latter missing the upright by inches from inside the area.

In the 54th minute, Zejtun equalized. Shasa Fenech won a loose ball in Mgarr’s half and after dribbling his way past four opponents he entered the area and scored with a low shot. In an Mgarr reaction, Xuereb served Schembri with a through ball on the right flank and the ball was cleared to a corner from his cross.

In a Zejtun counter-attack, Keith Spiteri served Justin Cilia in the area and Muscat saved the ball with a diving save in two attempts.

In the 70th minute, Zejtun scored a dramatic winner. Kersten Grech served Shasa Fenech in the area, who was totally unmarked and shot low into the net to obtain a personal brace and the three points for his team. The last action before the end came from Mgarr as Debono served Xuereb on the right flank but Tabone managed to neutralize the ball from his cross.

Referee - Adrian Caruana

Player of the match - Shasa Fenech (Zejtun)