Birzebbuga St. Peter’s moved one points ahead of Attard in the IZIBET Amateur League 1 as they defeated Kirkop United by the odd goal in five at the Centenary Stadium on Thursday.
Christopher Mario Baker put Birzebbuga ahead on 15 minutes and Neil Thomas Farrugia equalised a minute later. A Samuel Saldanha penalty two minutes before the end of the first half restored the lead for Birzebbuga and twelve minutes in the second half, Saldanha added another. Two minutes in added time, Matthew Borg reduced the gap for Kirkop.
Birzebbuga lead the way with 13 points, followed by Attard on 12, Vittoriosa 10, Luqa and Qormi 9, Xghajra 8, San Gwann 7, Mellieha and Kirkop 6, Qrendi 5, Pembroke 3, Gharghur 2, Msida, Marsaskala and Zejtun 1 and Rabat 0.