St George’s beat San Gwann by the odd goal in three to keep up the challenge with the top teams. St George’s are now a mere point behind rivals Vittoriosa who lost a six-point advantage in the space of a week.

The match never reached high standards but St George’s fully deserved their victory even though San Gwann almost grabbed a dramatic equaliser in the dying minutes of the match.

San Gwann are now in deep relegation trouble at the bottom of the table. Their fighting spirit is second to none, but they lack punch in attack and the defence is many a times caught napping.

The first half was played at a very slow pace with St George’s keeping the upper hand for long stretches. However St George’s were rarely dangerous and in their only real danger they forged ahead.

It was a gem of a goal when Silvio Sciberras crossed towards Glenn Bonello who first timed in the top corner of the net for a great goal. St. George’s had other attempts from long distance but all efforts were completely off target.

San Gwann played better in the last part of the first half but they never tested Thomas Galea. On 36 minutes Chris Cuschieri failed to connect to a good cross from Leeroy Bonnet.

In the second half the match failed to liven up. On 51 minutes Glen Bonello tried his luck from the edge of the area but his effort went slightly over the bar. On 57 minutes Silvio Sciberras passed towards Anthony Ewurun whose angled shot was well blocked by Spiteri.

Two minutes later Nathan Caruana dribbled past a couple of defenders but shot weakly with only Spiteri to beat. On 62 minutes San Gwann’s first real danger when a Lee Cumbo freekick was turned into a corner by Thomas Galea.

On 65 minutes St George’s doubled the score when Josef Dalli’s header completely unmarked Anthony Ewurun who kept his cool, dribbled past Spiteri and shot home.

On 77 minutes San Gwann pulled one back when Alan Borg passed towards Clint Gatt who beat Galea from the heart of the penalty area. San Gwann were now all over the place and St George’s defender Benoir Fenech almost committed an own goal when his clearance hit the upright.

Deep in injury time St George’s were reduced to ten players when Christian Grech was sent off for dissent.