After suffering three defeats in the previous three outings, Senglea Athletic bounced back with a 2-0 win over Swieqi United at the Luxol Stadium on Monday.
Timmy Thomas put Senglea ahead on the 16th and Audgustine James Obaje doubled the score on the 69th.
San Gwann end the first round on top with 32 points, followed by Hamrun on 31, Zabbar 27, Zejtun and Senglea 22, Swieqi and Gharghur 19, Siggiewi 18, Sirens 16, Marsa and Mellieha 15, Dingli 9, Ghaxaq and Xghajra 5.