Pietà Hotspurs Under-15 win double

pieta-u-15-win-ko2013The Pietà Hotspurs Under-15 side won the double in the competitions organised by the Youth Football Association after defeating Sliema Wanderers 2-1 in the final which was held on Sunday at the Luxol Stadium.

In the semi-finals, Pietà had defeated San Gwann 2-1 while Sliema beat Kirkop United 1-0.

The Hotspurs had ended their commitments on top Section A with 41 points, together with Melita. A decider was therefore necessary to determine the winner and Pietà registered a 2-1 victory to win the section.

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Sliema Wanderers finished third while Gozo and Floriana were relegated to Section B.

San Gwann dominated Section B winning all twenty matches to win the Section with 60 points from twenty matches, seventeen ahead of Qormi who were also promoted to Section A.

Attard, Rabat Ajax and Zejtun Corinthians were relegated to Section C together with Zurrieq who retired from the competition earlier this season.

In Section C, Cottonera United won Section C1, Balzan Section C2 and Kirkop United Section C3. In the promotion play-offs, Balzan and Kirkop United claimed the two promotion spots and will therefore play in Section B next season.