Zabbar St. Patrick could only earn a point in a 1-1 draw with Sliema Wanderers in a match from the YoHealth Malta Premier Closing Round Bottom 6 at the Tony Bezzina Stadium on Sunday.
A result which leaves the Saints in the battle to avoid the bottom two places as they re-join Tarxien on the 12-point mark, three ahead of bottom-placed Mosta.
Luke Montebello converted a penalty to put the Wanderers ahead on 34 minutes but Mario Fontanella equalised just before the end of the first half.
In the dying minutes, three players were sent off – Izaak Etim Akpan and Bruno Figueiredo for Zabbar and Gustavo Alcino for Sliema.