Ta' Xbiex too good for Otters

Otters 6
(0-2, 1-3, 4-4, 1-6)
Ta' Xbiex 15

Playing their fourth game in a short space of time to make up the backlog of matches after bypassing the Preliminary Round, Otters tried bravely to keep in touch with Ta' Xbiex in yesterday's match but in the end they were soundly beaten.

Throughout the game, the Gozitan team trailed very often by four or five goals and in the last session the deficit grew to nine. Ta' Xbiex have their main guns in Dorian Pisani, scorer of five goals, and Dutchman Tom van Oost, who netted four,.

Although Otters, who were without Patrick Cachia, tried to play generously Ta' Xbiex were superior and carried more guns with the result never being in doubt.

Otters: R. Grech, F. Bajada, G. Zammit 1, S. Grech, K. Mizzi, David Saliba, P. Saliba, M. Toth 3, J.P. Buttigieg, S. Scicluna, Darren Saliba 2, M. Tabone, E. Farrugia.

Ta' Xbiex: A. Tanti, G. Attard 1, K. Rizzo Naudi 2, K. Sciortino, J. Rizzo Naudi, C. Saliba, D. Schembri 3, T. Boyd, T. van Oost 4, C. Sciortino, S. Balzan, D. Pisani 5.

Refs: A. DeRaffaele, A. Farrugia.

Fixtures

Friday - 6 p.m. Exiles vs Marsaxlokk; 7.15 p.m. San Giljan vs Neptunes.

Saturday - 6 p.m. Otters vs Marsa-scala; 7.15 p.m. Sliema vs Sirens.