Sliema down San Giljan in final session

Exiles Jet Services 14 Marsascala Solid Base 9

(3-3), (3-2), (4-2), (4-2)

Exiles registered their third victory on the trot when they easily beat a resilient Marsascala side who shaded the first two sessions with some fine work in attack especially from their Hungarians, Botond and Koralji. Exiles on their part also kept up with their opponents with some fine blocking from their keeper Alan Borg Cole.

Exiles still maintained a single goal advantage at the start of the third session which put them in a good position at the halfway stage However Exiles were dominant in the final sessions winning both of them 4-2 courtesy of goals by veteran John Paris and their French centre, Cousin with Cosmin Bonca, the Romanian also in evidence for a 14-9 victory which keeps them in the running for a First Division spot.

Exiles Jet Services: Borg Cole A, Rizzo Naudi J (1), Vassallo S (1), Bonca C F (2), Sullivan T (2), Calleja M (1), Paris J (4), Grixti K, Zarb Cousin A, Cousin A (2), Fenech J, Cini S, Lanzon K (1)

Marsascala Solid Base: Sciortino R, Cutajar JC, Botond S (3), Koralji M (3), Borg Spiteri M, Grixti L, Licari J (2), Cremona J (1), Micallef S, Agius T, Attard R, Pace G, Bonnici J

Referees: Balzan P, Deraffaele A

Sliema McDonalds 14 San Giljan Firetech 10

(3-2), (3-2), (1-3), (7-3)

Sliema McDonalds had to fight hard to beat San Giljan Firetech although the latter showed some inexperience by failing to profit from several man up situations and also exhibited some lax finishing. In fact the first two sessions went to Sliema identically by a 3-2 margin with Rath scoring a hat trick and Nossec grabbing a brace for the Saints.

The third session saw San Giljan gain the initiative and with a 3-1 victory, the all important final session started at all square. However Sliema came back strongly in the fourth session with Rath and Gabaretta polishing off San Giljan 7-3 and a relatively easy victory.

Sliema McDonalds: Coleiro R, Gabaretta J (2), Lubrano N, Privitera P (1), Meli M (1), Soler J (3), Paolella D, Brownrigg J, Debono C, Kunac A (2), Rizzo M, Rath B (5), Bianchi A

San Giljan Firetech: Camilleri D, Spiteri Debarro C (1), Pace M, Galea K, Gialanze C (1), Dowling K, Nossec H (3), Bianchi A, Aquilina E (2), Scerri R, Fava P (1), Toth M (2), Schembri K

Referees: Severo Alessandro, Angileri Massimo