A goal just past the half hour handed Balzan a narrow win over Gudja United at the Tony Bezzina Stadium on Saturday.
This win enables Balzan to leapfrog Gudja United and Floriana to join Mosta in fifth place on 26 points, one ahead of the Greens and two ahead of Gudja.
Matheus de Souza Nogueira scored the all-important goal on the 31st minute, hitting home off a cross by Alex Satariano.