Balzan 0 Mosta 0
Mosta and Balzan fired blank in a dull encounter.
Mosta dominated the second half and created a string of prestenable chances, they were left to lament their profligacy.
The two goalkeepers were hardly tested in a dull first ten minutes as creative football was at a premium. Balzan created the first noteworthy move of the game when Brazilian forward Elton raced into the box before cracking a rising shot that sailed over the bar in the 11th minute.
Another period of sloppy football before Mosta enjoyed a brief spell of pressure. In the 20th minute, Micallef served Ryan Grech who turned well inside the box but his shot flash against the side-netting.
Five minutes later, Balzan's Fredick Tabone, standing in for long-term injured Matthew Camilleri, tipped away Obiefule's header. Then, the Nigerian found himself unmarked in the box from the ensuing corner but headed Bogdanovic's corner out.
Fifteen minutes later, Obiefule was again guilty of squandering another chance when Ryan Grech picked up the ball near the half-way line and released the Nigerian who left two Balzan defenders in his wake before shooting straight into the onrushing goalkeeper.
Mosta brought some much-needed urgency to the game at the start of the second half. Two minutes after restart, Mitev tried to bend the ball into the corner following a solo run into the box, only for the goalkeeper to leap to his left and tip it away.
Not to be outshone, Justin Haber produced a smart save to keep out Renato Conceicao's header, two minutes later.
Few moments later, Mitev drifted intot the Balzan box from the right and set up Obiefule again but the latter miscued his effort.
In the 55th minute, Mosta suffered a second injury blow –Bryan Agius left the pitch after just 27 minutes – when Bogdanovic picked up another injury.
Renie Forace's sending off in the 75th minute, left Ivan Zammit's team with ten men. As Mosta toiled to make their numerical advantage count, D'Amato introduced a forward in David Maia for Compagnoli.
Mitev nearly broke the deadlock five minutes from time but his swerving shot from free-kick was clawed away by Tabone.
A red card for Luke Dimech saw the Blues emerge a man lighter for the closing minutes.