Neptunes opened up their six point advantage at the top once more, in their fifth consecutive victory over Sirens.

The latter had young Nicholas Grixti in goal, in lieu of Joseph Sammut, who was getting married on the day. They knew their limitations, and played prudently as they matched their opponents in the opening session, when they ground out four leads, with the champions levelling in all the occasions.

From then the Neptunes machine pound out its superiority. By the halfway mark the champions had gone on to an 8-5 advantage and they kept pressing on after the interval, as they outdistanced their adversaries, until they began to ease.

After three sessions they had a double score at 16-8. The last period provided the Neptunes’ bench players to have a taste of the match, with the score dwindling down at both ends.

Sirens had Csaba Kiss with a hat-trick, and in their four man- ups they converted half of them.

Neptunes had Sean Gravina back, along with Benji Lanzon, and their usual three suspects garnered the major part of their strikes. Steve Camilleri had a nap hand of goals, with their two foreigners, Vladimir Gojkovic and Tamas Molnar, each with a poker of goals.

Sirens: J. Sammut, A. Attard 1, P. Micallef, P. Borg, C. Kiss 3, R. Mock, J. Borg, D. Cutajar 1,G. Krstonosic 2, C. Zammit 2, L. Caruana, D. Zammit, C. Mercieca 1

Neptunes: I. Bugeja, N. Lanzon 2, E. Aquilina, M. Stellini 2, J. Camilleri 1, Z. Mizzi, S. Camilleri 5, V. Gojkovic 4, B. Lanzon, S. Gravina, R. Sciortino, T. Molnar 4, M. Pisani

Referees: P. Balzan, L. Castagnola