APs Bank Under 17 Section A

St Andrews  1

Floriana 0

A goal after 30 minutes decided this game. Nicholas Bradshaw pounced on a faulty clearance and he scored with a hard rising shot from 40 metres past a helpless Borg. St Andrews were the better outfit during the first period as the Greens were very erratic in their passing and also lacked punch up front. They also committed the gravest of mistakes by playing high balls which were easily dealt with by the tall Saints’ defenders.

St Andrews now occupy fourth place on 19 points from 10 games while Floriana are in sixth position on 15 points from the same number of games. 

The second period was a totally different story as Floriana were a completely different outfit as they created much more occasions than St Andrews; in fact a draw would have been a fairer result.

The game’s hero was St Andrews keeper Gianluca Felice as he denied the Floriana forwards on many occasions with some very good saves.

Referee: Roberto Vella

Player of the match: Gianluca Felice (St Andrews)    

Deserved win for Pieta

APS Bank Under 17 Section A

Pieta H    4

Paola H  1

Pieta were the better outfit during this game as they enjoyed the lion’s share of exchanges thoughout the game.

The Paolites tried very hard to operate on the break but the Pieta midfield and rearguard proved to be a very hard nut to crack. 

The Hoptspurs took an early eighth minute lead as Dylan Xuereb served Rodney Refalo in the area and he scored with a low shot past Paola keeper Luke Pace.

Encouraged by this early lead they doubled the score on 26 minutes when Bartolo won a loose ball on the left flank and his he cross beat keeper Pace who managed to get his finger tips to the ball but it finished at the back of the net.

A minute before the break Paola H reduced the deficit when Luke Baldacchino shot past Cacciattolo.

Pieta scored two more goals in the second half through Rodney Refalo in the 52nd and 62nd minute, as he notched a hat-trick in his side’s comffortable win.

Referee: Andrew Sammut 

Player of the match: Rodney Refalo (Pieta H)