Pieta H registered their first win from two games while Hamrun suffered a second defeat also from two games.

This was an action-packed game ably controlled by referee Graham Mac  Dougall. After a balanced first half Hamrun enjoyed the lion’s share of exchanges in the second half. 

Pieta threatened first through Tyran Grech who pounced on a faulty clearance by a Hamrun defender and keeper Isaac Zammit Cordina saved his effort from outside the area.

In a Hamrun counter-attack, Jacob Rakban served Spiteri in the area and Pieta keeper Dylan Cacciatolo foiled him with a timely sortie.

Hamrun’s Daniel Zerafa won a loose ball from an erratic pass and he missed the upright from outside the area while Ayrton Sammut served Ryan Bonello in the area and Cacciatolo had to dive at his feet to smother the ball.

Grech missed the upright with a free kick and Spiteri had another free kick partly saved by Cacciattolo.

Cacciatolo then saved in two attempts a free kick by Micallef and Rakban served Spiteri on the left flank and the ball missed the far post by inches from his cross-shot.

Before the interval, Spiteri had a good shot missing missing the upright.

The second period was dominated by Hamrun. From a well-taken corner kick by Grech the ball hit the crossbar from a header by Rakban with Cacciattolo beaten.

From another well-taken flag kick by Grech, Rakban headed slightly over the bar. Cacciattolo then saved a header by Rakban after a Spiteri corner kick and then palmed the ball away after a shot from outside the area by Micallef.

In Pieta’s first attack in the 69th minute they opened the score against the run of play when substitute Jeremy Papagiorcopulo served substitute Rodney Refalo in the area, who had just entered the pitch a minute earlier and he scored with a low shot.

In a Hamrun reaction, Micallef served Bonello in the area but Cacciattolo foiled him with a timely sortie.

Referee: Graham MacDougall

Player of the match: Jacob Rakban ( Hamrun S)