San Gwann keep marching on in the BOV Second Division thanks to a 1-0 win over Dingli Swallows.
Kurt Zahra scored the all-important goal when he converted a penalty on the hour.
A brace by Ayres Cerqueira Simao gave Zabbar St. Patrick a 2-0 win over Mdina Knights. Simao opened the score five minutes from the end of the first half and doubled the score on 77 minutes.
Mellieha returned to winning ways as they defeated Gharghur 2-0. Daniel Saliba put Mellieha ahead after just five minutes and GIlbert Camilleri doubled the score ten minutes from time.
Pembroke Athleta registered an impressive 5-0 win over Marsa. Mauro Grioli put Pembroke ahead on the 7th minute and Nicholas Zammit scored twice on 21 and 43 minutes to increase the lead to 3-0. On the hour, Rodney Caruana scored the fourth goal and Adrian Caruana sealed the issue with a fifth goal five minutes from time.
A goal five minutes from time by Clayton Micallef gave Mqabba a narrow win over Marsaskala while Fgura United defeated Siggiewi courtesy of an Abeeb Abiodun Williams goal on 77 minutes.
San Gwann lead the way with 14 points, followed by Zabbar on 13, Pembroke 12, Fgura and Mqabba 10, Gharghur 9, Mellieha and Kirkop 8, Marsa and Senglea 6, Siggiewi and Mdina 5, Marsaskala 3 and Dingli 1.
DINGLI Dunstan Zarb, Alex Portelli (70′ Daniel Cilia), Kurt Pace, Paolo Ciantar, Mark Vassallo, Matthew Pace, Leontiev Konda, Jonathan Sapiano (74′ Richard Deschrijver), Jonathan Pace, Robert Ciantar (88′ Adrian Dominicus), Lyden Micallef.
SAN GWANN Mark Vella, Roberto Pisani, Glenn Agius, Glen Fenech, Daniel Cosaitis, Alan Borg, Nicky Muscat (70′ Chris Cuschieri), Peter Xuereb, David Caruana (90′ Roderick Briffa, Bruno Ferraz do Amaral (75′ Joseph Cutajar), Kurt Zahra.
Referee: Paul Caruana
MELLIEHA Simon Gauci, Matthew Vella, Luke Cauchi, Isaac Sammut, David Cauchi (86′ Ryan Cutajar), Reuben Vella, Robert Perkins, Daniel Saliba (46′ Jonathan Cutajar), Julian Vella (91′ Jacob Farrugia), Chris Abela, Gilbert Camilleri.
GHARGHUR Zach Valletta, Ryan Debattista, Keith Fedele, Dale Camilleri, Wayne Sciberras (80′ Neil Farrugia), Matthew Agius (70′ Alistair Scerri), Lydon Cilia (73′ Wayne Chetcuti), Andrea Del Negro, Ugochukwu Okoro, Carl Cutajar, Brian Galea.
Referee: Emanuel Grech
M’SKALA Renald Attard, Karl Vassallo, Heathcliff Schembri, Clive Fenech, Nicola Del Re (56′ Leeroy Bonnett), Juan Galdes (81′ Melvin Pisani), Elvin Gauci, Ryan Cauchi, Christopher Zammit, Andrey Capella dos Santos Morgado (46′ Toraino Singleton), Marlon Farrugia.
MQABBA Jonathan Debono, Mauro Bonnici, Michael Abdilla, Mark Anthony Psaila, David Azzopardi, Clayton Micallef, Ryan Schembri, Kurt Falzon (49′ Aiden Galea), George Frendo (69′ Steve Buttigieg), Andre Cassar, Didier Tayou.
Referee: Etienne Mangion
ST. PATRICK Jonathan Grech, Steven Dimech, Deemer Cutajar, Jurgen Farrugia, Joey Reno Vella, Shalon Diacono (61′ Dillon Pace), Ayres Cerqueira Simao, Samuel Buhagiar, Dion Fava, Thomas Caruana (83′ Ilyad Scicluna), Dylan Micallef (61′ Jean Claude Cesare)
MDINA Mark Aquilina, Jean Claude Cachia, Gilbert Camilleri, Dalton Caruana, Eric Sciberras, Emilio Cornago San Pedro (69′ Stephen Place), Mark Cremona, Robert Southward (69′ Karl Grech), Nicholas Micallef, Andrea Muscat (58′ Cachel Vella), Ayrton Buhagiar.
Referee: Mario Apap
FGURA Brandon Bartolo, Philip Chircop, Quincy Bregman, John Debattista, Rene Duca, Jonathan Bugeja, Glen Micallef, Matthew Spiteri, Iro Curmi, Joseph Okonkwo (63′ Abeeb Abiodun Williams), Lydon Vella (81′ Redeemer Briffa).
SIGGIEWI Roderick Vella, Alessio Cassar, Jean Paul Grima, Julian Fenech Adami, Neville Galea (84′ Christian Briffa), Rigers Ceka (27′ Edward Bugeja), Mark Camilleri, Mark Deguara (65′ Daniel Cluett), Emerson Farrugia, Eman Ciappara, Roderick Farrugia.
Referee: Keith Buhagiar
PEMBROKE Matthew Calleja Cremona, Mark Borg, Carmelo Farrugia, Brandon Lee Bugeja (72′ Neil Grech), Aleksandar Ribic, Russell Marmara, Mauro Grioli (46′ David Mamo), Adrian Caruana, Rodney Caruana (63′ Steve Camilleri), Jean Claude Borg, Nicholas Zammit.
MARSA Keith Brincat, Dylan Agius, Joseph Rizzo, Brian Zammit, Jake Micallef, Keith Darmanin (63′ Malcolm Tirchett), Clayton Caruana, Elland Vella, Josef Felice, Matthew Borg (55′ Kirsten Brincat), Basil Chibueze.
Referee: Jude Amin Utulu
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