Floriana 0

Hamrun S 0

A draw was a fair result in this game as both teams had their very good moments and neither side dominated the other.

Following this game, Floriana lead the standings on 43 points from 19 games while Hamrun are in 6th position on 29 points also from 19 games.

Floriana created the first action as Conor Borg served Martin Caruana with a through ball and after he was fouled  outside the area, Dayle Borg drove over the bar from the free kick.

At the other end, Josmar Hili was fouled on the right flank and Tensior Guzman drove over the bar from the free kick.

Hamrun then had two further actions. They won a corner kick on the right flank which was well-taken by Brady Galea and the ball was cleared with difficulty by the Greens defenders.

The same player then served Hili with a through ball in the area and Floriana keeper Tyrone Gauci foiled him with a timely sortie.

The last three actions before the break were all created by Floriana. Conor Borg was fouled outside the area, Neil Spiteri served Juan Carlos Corbolan with a short pass from the free kick and, after advancing, he was foiled from further progression by Joyfred Farrugia.

Dayle Borg then dribbled past two opponents and after entering the area, the ball was cleared to a corner from his shot.

The same player then drove over the bar from a free kick after Corbolan was fouled on the left flank.

In the first two actions after the break, Dayle Borg was fouled on the right flank and from the free kick by Corbolan the ball was headed away.

Jake Davies then served Mauro Sultana with a long throw-in from the right flank but the drove over the bar from inside the area.

In an action by Hamrun, Luca Bugeja was fouled on the right flank and from the free kick by Jake Grech, Gauci fisted the ball away.

Dayle Borg then served Dillon Darmanin with a through ball who then served Sultana with a square pass and he drove over the bar from outside the area.

At the other end, Luke Galea was fouled outside the area and Gauci saved the free kick by Jake Grech.

Floriana went close through Dayle Borg who missed the upright with a half volley from inside the area.

Caruana was then fouled just outside the area and Hamrun keeper Matthew Talian turned the ball to a corner from the free kick by Conor Borg.

After Sultana was fouled outside the area Conor Borg served Davies with a short pass from the free kick and Taliana partly saved his shot with the ball being cleared away to safety.

Before the end, Caruana contolled a loose ball in Hamrun’s half and Taliana saved his strong rising shot.    

Referee: Dorian Caruana

Player of the match: Dayle Borg (Floriana)