San Giljan Giuseppe 9

Sliema McDonalds 16

(1-4)(3-4)(2-3)(3-5)

Sliema made a strong showing, to continue on their good win over Exiles. It was also time for revenge, as the Blues were beaten by the Saints in their last encounter. San Giljan still kept their second spot in the standings, but Sliema are now only ywo points in arrears.

Sliema were still missing some of their top players, but their performance gives rise to hopes for the coming weeks. They nearly made full use of their numerical advantages, failing only once in nine man ups.

Not so the Saints, who were found wanting, when they scored four times from a total of twelve extra player occasions.

Sliema were on top in every session played. After establishing a three goal advantage in the opening period, they went in at the interval on an 8-4 score. San Giljan changed their custodian at the interval, with keith schembri going in vice Dino Camilleri, but things didn’t go for the better, as Sliema scored the same number of goals till the end of the match.

The Blues gave a debut to Edward Meli, who reciprocated with a late goal. They also had Nikolai Lubrano with his highest total yet in the top division, four strikes. San Giljan had the game’s best scorer, with Nikola Sutic putting in five goals, three of them in the final session.

San Giljan: D. Camilleri, JC Cutajar 1, N. Sutic 5, K. Galea, F. Trajkovic 2, K. Dowling, L. Grixti, A. Bianchi 1, M. Borg Spiteri, C. Gialanze 1, P. Fava, A. Galea , K. Schembri

Sliema: R. Coleiro, E. Meli 1, N. Lubrano 4, R. Fodor 2, M. Meli 3, J. Soler 1, D. Paolella 1, M. Spiteri Staines, C. Debono 2, M. Rizzo 1, B. Rath 1, J. Spiteri Staines, D. Abela

Referees: M. Angileri, L. Castagnola

BOV League Div II

Marsaskala cruise over depleted Valletta side

Valletta Dhalia 9

Marsaskala meat.com 16

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

Marsaskala increased their already substantial lead, at the top of the table. On their side, the Citizens were already sure of a place in the final, for the second tier crown.

They had Giorgio Sammut injured and Simon Cachia abroad. Marsaskala still had a game on their hands till the interval, when Valletta were only a goal behind, at 5-6, and even enjoyed a brief advantage in the second session.

The next two sessions were clearly in Marsaskala’s favour, as they increased their advantage, and they finished the match on a top note. In Milos Koralji, they had a match winner. He is also the 2nd Division best scorer yet.

He scored seven goals, with Claudio Spiteri de Barro and Ranier Scerri chipping in with three more each. Alessandro di Somma also scored a hat trick for Valletta.

The Citizens only managed to score once in four man ups, but Marsaskala were more prolific, with five goals in seven numerical advantages.

Valletta: A. Sammut, A. di Somma 3, M. Camilleri, R. Munkascy 1, K. Micallef, A. Galea 2, K. Hyzler, T. Agius 1, S. Cini 1, A. Arrigo, G. Ghirxi 1, M. Axiak

Marsaskala: E. Arrigo, C. Spiteri de Barro 3, M. Pace, Mil. Koralji 7, D. Caruana 1, S. Farrugia, J. Licari, J. Cremona, S. Micallef 1, R. Scerri 3, D. Cassar 1, O. Zammit, Mih. Koralji

Referees: M. Dalli, R. Spiteri