BOV Premier League | Balzan 1 – Mosta 0

Mosta took the initiative in the early stages of the match and had a good chance on the 20th minute when Lucky Victor Oseghale made space for himself and hit a low shot that went centimetres wide of the post.

Balzan responded a minute later through Anderson De Barros. The Brazilian attempted his luck from outside the penalty area with a powerful shot that ended up wide.

On the 24th minute, Kevaun St. Michael Atkinson of Mosta saw his shot from a free kick going slightly wide of the post.

Six minutes later, Alan Da Silva Souza went on a good run, but saw his finish going off target.

Balzan went ahead on the 32nd minute. Following a quick counter attack, Da Silva Souza found Bojan Kaljevic who finished past Emmanuel Bartolo.

Five minutes later, Bartolo was on the alert to deny Balzan from scoring their second goal. Da Silva Souza fired a shot from the edge of the penalty area that forced a good save from the Mosta goalkeeper.

Bartolo denied Da Silva Souza with another great save on the 42nd minute. The Brazilian’s fired a shot that looked destined for the net, but the Mosta goalkeeper showed his reflexes and parried the shot for a corner.

Mosta had a golden opportunity to eqaulise on the 62nd minute. Njongo Priso Doding went down the left flank and delivered a cross towards the unmarked Adrian Caruana. However, the Maltese defender sent his header slightly over the post.

Balzan nearly doubled the score on the 72nd minute when Matteo Piciollo went inside the penalty area and hit a low shot that ended up just wide of the post.

In the remaining minutes, Balzan managed to control their opponents to take home the three points.

Balzan starting line-up: Ivan Janjusevic, Clive Brincat, Samir Arab, Bojan Kaljevic, Bruno Gilio De Oliveira, Steve Bezzina, Anderson De Barros, Abdelkarim Nafti, Matteo Picciollo, Dylan Grima, Alan Da Silva Souza.

Mosta starting line-up: Emmanuel Bartolo, Francis Chinatu Onwundijo, Kemnu Dragan Jackson, Adrian Caruana, Triston Anthony Grant, Chevaughn McLaren, Kurt Magro, Kevaun St. Michael Atkinson, Dexter Xuereb, Lucky Victor Osehgale, Njongo Priso Doding.

Referee: Eman Grech

Assistant referees: Edward Spiteri, Paul Apap

Fourth Official: Trustin Farrugia Cann

Valletta 2 - Sliema Wanderers 1

Valletta kept the pace with Balzan after registering a 2-1 win over Sliema Wanderers. Federico Falcone managed to put Valletta ahead on the 62nd minute, while Lwelyn Cremona doubled the score eight minutes later. Mark Scerri reduced the margin of the score for Sliema on the 82nd minute.