BOV Summer League Premier

Sliema Frank Salt   17    Sirens Ritter Sport     9

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

Sliema ended their season with a handsome victory over Sirens, just five days after their BOV K.O. success. It was a good ending to the season for Sliema, with their third win over Sirens, who still have a match to play, next weekend. Sliema had Timmy Sullivan missing, his place taken by Christian Cluett. Sirens had Arpad Babay returning to action, after missing their last match.

Jerome Gabarretta gave Sliema an early double lead, with Babay reducing the deficit for Sirens. Then it was Sliema once more, with Damir Buric, Cluett and a Gergely Kiss penalty, for a good advantage. In the next session Sirens changed their away caps, as the two sides’ headwear was too similar to the officials. Csaba Kiss converted a Sirens penalty, and Sliema were on target again, with Buric, Nikolai Lubrano and John Soler strikes. Zak Mizzi scored with a good backhand for Sirens, and before the interval Soler struck again for Sliema, for a solid 9-3 lead.

After the break it was Kiss scoring for Sliema, with a two goal reply for Sirens, from Alex Attard and Babay. Marl Meli scored for Sliema, and Babay completed his hattrick for Sirens. Cluett netted for Sliema, who promptly put David Abela in goal.The session ended with Sliema leading 12-6. Sirens also changed their keeper, with Jor Cremona going in goal. Babay was sent off, and Sliema had Edward Aquilina putting his name on the scoresheet. Another Csaba Kiss penalty for Sirens was ably saved by Abela, and when Daniel Paolella was out on fouls for Sliema, Attard scored for Sirens. Buric replied for Sliema, but he was soon out on fouls, and David Cutajar scored for Sirens. Sliema struck twice, through Kiss and Lubrano, with Sirens responding with a Jurgen Borg goal. Seconds from the end Sliema were awarded another penalty, this time converted by Gabarretta.

Sliema managed to score six times from their eight man ups, and had Buric, Kiss and gabarretta all on hat tricks. Sirens had a total of eleven man ups, but onlu scored twice. Babay grabbed a hat trick for them.

Sliema: R. Coleiro, D. Buric 3, N. Lubrano 2, C. Cluett 2, M. Meli 1, J. Soler 2,     

              G. Kiss 3, E. Aquilina 1, J. Brownrigg , J. Gabarretta 3, D. Paolella ,                     

              M. Spiteri Staines , D. Abela

Sirens: A. Grech, Z. Mizzi 1, M. Grech , J. Napier , A. Babay 3, C. Kiss 1,

J.       Borg 1, D. Cutajar 1, A. Zarb Cousin , A. Attard 2, S. Micallef ,

M.   Caruana , J. Cremona     

Referees: M. Angileri, D. Rotondano

 

Standings

 

         San Giljan Sir Alex         11   10     0     1   159   132   30

         Neptunes Emirates         11     9     0     2   169     91   27

         Sliema Frank Salt           12     7    0     5    156   127   21

         Sirens Ritter Sport          11     2     0     9   106   166     6

         Exiles Ferretti                 11     0     0   11   101   175     0

 

 

BOV Summer League 1 Div.

All-square in M’scala’s last match

M’scala Mor€     13     Otters Nivea    13

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

 

M’scala and Otters shared the spoils, in M’scala’s last encounter this season. M’scala were trailing for most of the match, three times on a four goal disagvantage. In the last quarter they recovered three goals, to draw level, and that is how the match ended.

M’scala had John Licari suspended, and Giuseppe desira Buttigieg took his place. The Gozitans were without Andrei Edward, but a younger Rumanian, Cristian Kalin, from a lower division, took his place. Patrick Sciberras and Andrew Cachia also did not play, with Jonathan Young making an appearance.

Otters were 10-7 ahead at the interval, and were still thrre goals to the good in the final session, before a late comeback by M’scala had them ending level with their adversaries. M’scala finished in second place, and Otters were a creditable third in the standings.

M’scala scored four times in theri six man ups, with Karl Rizzo naudi and gabor Hegedus on hat tricks. Jospeh Kayes failed to score for the first time, in a game. Otters were five times with an extra plkayer in the water, but they only scored in their first occasion. Kalin had goos debut, with six goals to his credit, and Ivan Vuksanovic also scored a poker of goals.

M’scala: K. Schembri, K. Rizzo Naudi 3, M. Pace 2, B. Muscat , J. Kayes ,

              L. Grixti 1, G. Hegedus 3, J. Cremona 2, G. Desira Buttigieg , A. Sammut 2,

              D. Cassar , C. Mifsud , L. Caruana

Otters: N. Grixti, G. Attard , G. Zammit , A. Borg , J. Young , K. Scicluna 1,

             D. Schembri 2, C. Kalin 6, S. Dimech , C. Martin ,I. Vuksanovic 4,

             K. Grima Scott

Referees: P. Balzan, R. Spiteri

 Standings

 

                  Valletta United              11   10     0     1   155     86   30

                  M’scala Mor€               12     7     1     4   142   129   22

                  Otters Nivea                  11     4     3     4   108   130   15

                  Ta Xbiex Amigos           11     3     1     7   134   148   10

                   Marsaxlokk                  11     1     1     9   111   157     4