Mosta are the only team with maximum points in the VBET Malta Premier Opening Round league phase table after three matches after defeating Birkirkara 1-0 in a clash between two of the four teams who had a perfect record after match day 2 at the Centenary Stadium on Sunday.
The Stripes therefore lost their perfect record after winning their first two matches without conceding a goal. They held the initiative for long stretches but Mosta scored the goal that handed them the three points.
Mosta coach Joseph Grech named an unchanged side following the win over Balzan while Paul Zammit handed Cameroonian goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa while Rafa Santos and Neil Micallef made way for Aleksandar Djordjevic and Fernandinho.
The Blues scored the all-important goal on 31 minutes when off a cross by Nevin Portelli from the left, Ernest Agyiri beat goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa from close range.