Sirens Ritter Sport     6     Neptunes Grimaldi     12   

(0-4, 1-2, 1-1, 4-5)

Neptunes meant business from the start, as they swept past Sirens. Last time they were five goals in front before Sirens could reply, and return to the game well. This time there was no real opposition, as the champions kept on from their four-goal advantage in the opening session to enhance their lead, before Sirens could offer a single goal in return, as they were struggling 1-6 behind, at the interval.

There was a dearth of goals after the break, as both sides scored a goal apiece, with Neptunes content to stay in control, and on a comfortable advantage, at 7-2. In the last quarter goals were more plentiful, but Neptunes never surrendered their good lead, and they finished well in command, to steer three points clear, at the top of the standings, but with San Giljan meeting the wooden spoonists in the next match, to claim all three points, as did the champions.

Steve Camilleri bagged a poker of goals, with a penalty throw, for Neptunes. Sirens had two players with a brace of goals each, Csaba Kiss and Luke Caruana. Sirens failed their first five man ups, and managed to convert the next two. Neptunes were four times with a player more, and scored twice.

Sirens: N. Grixti, Z. Mizzi , C. Presciutti 1, G. Pace 1, M. Grech , C. Kiss 2, M. Caruana , D. Cutajar , J. Napier, E. Aquilina , L. Caruana 2, A. Sammut , J. Sciberras

Neptunes: A. Borg Cole, N. Lanzon , M. Castillo , M. Stellini 2, T. Agius ,I. Krapic 2, S. Camilleri 4, J. Camilleri 2, M. Azzopardi , P. Biros , B. Lanzon , S. Xerri de Caro , C. Mercieca 2

Referees: M. Dalli, S. Alfi

Saints in high score victory, to share top spot

Exiles Ferretti     12     San Giljan Crystal Finance     19

(1-4, 3-4, 4-5, 4-6)

San Giljan didn't take long to go and share the top spot again, in the league table, as they disposed of Exiles, as they did in the previous match against them. Exiles opted to put David Abela in goal, instead of the usual Ian Bugeja, and the Saints had young Ben Grech in lieu of Peter Borg.

A high scoring match ensued, with the Saints establishing an early advantage, at 4-1, in the opening session. Exiles were more in the picture in the next period, but San Giljan still managed to extend their lead further, as they led 8-4 at the interval.

Sean Gravina's two goals for Exiles, after the break, brought fresh hopes to Exiles, but these were dashed as the Saints pressed to put in four goals in a row, besides other goals at both ends. At the start of the last period the Saints were on a solid 13-8 advantage. Another four-goal burst had the Saints on velvet, with goals still coming a-plenty at either end, with San Giljan on a healthy lead.  

Guillermo Molina had a positive time, with seven goals for the Saints, three from penalties, and Dino zammit put in five goals more, with Boris Vapenski on a poker of goals, all for the Saints. Exiles has Romain Blary and Sean Gravina both on four goals.

Exiles: D. Abela, J. Rizzo Naudi , S. Vassallo 1, D. Pace Lupi , R. Blary 4, J. Spiteri Staines , S. Gravina 4, K. Grixti 1, I. Bugeja , A. Bianchi , M. Cuk 2, L. Peric , K. Lanzon

San Giljan: J. Sammut, B. Grech , A. Galea , B. Vapenski 4, G. Molina 7,M. Zammit 2, K. Galea , Da. Zammit , B. Plumpton , A. Cousin ,P. Fava 1,  Di. Zammit 5, D. Spiteri

Referees: M. Angileri, F. Tempesta

Standings

Neptunes Grimaldi                 21

San Giljan Crystal Finance    21

Sliema Frank Salt                   13

Sirens Ritter Sport                  10  

Valletta McDonalds                 6

Exiles Ferretti                           0

M'Scala reach Ta Xbiex in the top position

Otters Nivea     10     M'Scala Nutrition Empire     18

(2-4, 2-4, 4-4, 2-6)

M'Scala did not lose the opportunity, to go alongside Ta Xbiex, at teh top of teh standings, with another good victory over the Gozitans, as they did in their two previous matches. M'Scala were edging away from their adversaries throughout the match, with Otters still able to find their opponents' net on numerous occasions, but M'Scala were not to be denied.  Otters were without Christoph Martin.

M'Scala went in front at the start, and stayed there, as they enjoyed a double lead after the opening session. They repeated the same score in the next period, as their advantage continued to grow. At the interval they were on an 8-4 lead.

Although Otters fell further behind they rallied back, with two Filip Klajevic goals, ut they were still 8-12 behind, at the start of the last session.  Otters managed to reply to the first two M'Scala strikes, but then they fell away, and the Skalin put in the last four goals of the encounter, for a more decisive victory

M'Scala had Matyas Pasztor on a nap hand of goals, and Clyde Bonello and Bela Torok both on a poker of goals. They converted two goals from six man ups. Otters were better in their man ups, scoring three times from four. Filip Kljajevic, Edward Meli and Nicky Paris scored two goals each.

Otters: R. Bonnici, M. Borg Millo, M. Paris 1, L. Gialanze , F. Kljajevic 2,E. Meli 2, G. Mizzi 1, S. Dimech 1, N. Paris 2, D. Borg Millo ,S. Aksentijevic  1, P. Theuma

M'Scala: K. Schembri, JC Cutajar 1. B. Dougall , C. Bonello 4, B. Torok 4,L. Grixti , K. Navarro 3, J. Cremona , S. Micallef , M. Pasztor5 ,D. Cassar , C. Mifsud ,  M. Pace 1

Referees: P. Giordano, F. Tempesta

Standings

Ta Xbiex Amigos                 15

M'Scala Nutrition Empire    15

M'Xlokk Fischer                   12

Otters Nivea                           0

Photos Michael Camilleri