San Giljan Giuseppe’s 12

Neptunes Emirates 15

(2-3)(3-4)(3-5)(4-3)

This top of the table clash went the champions’ way with another strong performance. San Giljan had hopes after their victory over Sliema but Neptunes are a tougher nut to crack.

The Saints drew first blood but Neptunes replied almost immediately and once the champions nosed in front, San Giljan had to chase all the way to the end of the match.

The game was still undecided till the interval when Neptunes held a double lead at 7-5 but in the third period the champions drew away to start the final session on a solid four goal advantage.

Another two goal burst had them on velvet and though the Saints ended the match with a flurry they had a hard deficit to make up and Neptunes could coast through till the end.

San Giljan fielded the same outfit that upset Sliema and had Filip trajkovicscoring his four goals in the second part of the game. Nikola Sutic however scored his side’s first three strikes. The Saints must brush up their man up tactics scoring just three times from a dozen numerical advantages.

Neptunes had Serghey Markoch back at the helm after his father’s demise last week. Their two local stalwarts Steve Camilleri and Nicky Lanzon grabbed a poker of goals each. They were better at their man ups than San Giljan but still not satisfactory scoring a trio of goals from seven advantages.

This was the first clash between these two neighbours this season and now the champions are gracing the top of the standings alone.

San Giljan: D. Camilleri, JC Cutajar, N. Sutic 3, K. Galea 2, F. Trajkovic 4, K. Dowling 1, L. Grixti, A. Bianchi, M. Borg Spiteri 1, C. Gialanze 1, P. Fava, A. Galea, K. Schembri

Neptunes: I. Bugeja, N. Lanzon 4, E. Aquilina, M. Stellini, J. Camilleri 2, G. Pace, S. Camilleri 4, V. Gojkovic 2, Z. Mizzi, S. Gravina 1, R. Sciortino, T. Molnar 2, M. Pisani

Referees: S. Licari, D. Rotondano

Division II

Ta’ Xbiex ASC 15

Otters Nivea 8

(2-4)(3-1)(6-1)(4-2)

Ta’ Xbiex recorded their third victory over the Gozitans this season and also steered clear from the bottom placing with this win.

They were in arrears after the opening session but then they were level at 5-5 at the interval and dominated the second part of the encounter as they opened up a sound advantage and finished off the match in a confident manner.

Their two foreigners put in nine goals between them and they converted two of their three man ups. Otters shared their goals between five players and scored in two of their four numerical advantages.

Ta’ Xbiex: L. Borg, B. Muscat, S. Vassallo, C. Cluett, D. Borg 2, JC Decelis, T. Gyrovath 5, E. Bonello 1, M. Cordina, C. Saliba, R. Attard 3, M. Spiteri, Y. Szeles 4

Otters: J. Cremona, G. Attard, G. Zammit, Z. Radocz 2, D. Schembri 1, K. Scicluna 1, M. Balatoni 2, S. Dimech, G. Xuereb, S. Xerri, C. Martin 2, P. Martin, K. Grima Scott

Referees: R. Spiteri, P. Giordano