Perfect timing... Valletta’s Jonathan Caruana slides in to dispossess the advancing Obinna Obiefule, of Hibernians, during his side’s 3-2 win. Photo: Chris Sant FournierPerfect timing... Valletta’s Jonathan Caruana slides in to dispossess the advancing Obinna Obiefule, of Hibernians, during his side’s 3-2 win. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Balzan: Armario Negrin 10 (1 pen); Micallef 5; Darmanin 4; Bezzina 2, Scicluna 2, Spiteri 2; Agius, Aboulezz, Pereira, Sciberras, Grima, Pedrinho.
Red cards: Agius (vs Vittoriosa), Vignaroli (vs Sliema, Birkirkara), Aboulezz (vs Mosta), Falzon (vs Naxxar), Grioli (vs Naxxar, vs Sliema).

Birkirkara: Jhonnattann 18; Shola 11 (1 pen); Temile 7 (1 pen), Fenech 7 (1 pen); Mendoza 3, Herrera 3, Bissi 3; Scicluna 2, Vella 2, J. Zerafa 2, Vukanac 2, Ronaille 2; Toure, Camenzuli, D. Zerafa.
Own goal: Camilleri (vs Valletta).
Red cards: Bissi (vs Hibs), Zerafa (vs Balzan).

Floriana: Coronado 13; Muir 9 (6 pens); Diogo 8; Pisani 3; Bogdanovic 2, Emeka 2; Casha, Edet, Farrugia, Caruana.
Own goals: Doffo (vs Naxxar); Bonnici (vs Tarxien); Pisani (vs Qormi).
Red cards: Edet (vs Rabat Ajax, vs Qormi).

Hibernians: Edison 20 (1 pen); Obiefule 14; Failla 12 (6 pens); Lima 7; Cohen 6; Farrugia 5; Soares 3; Levnaic, Kristensen, B. Muscat, Degabriele.
Red cards: Pearson (vs Vittoriosa, vs Naxxar), Camilleri (vs Mosta); Levnaic (vs Valletta); Failla (vs Sliema); Kristensen (vs Sliema); Bezzina (vs Naxxar).

Mosta: Piccioni 12 (2 pens); Kaljevic 11 (3 pens); Fernandes 6 (2 pens); Micallef 5; Pereira 4; Messias 3; Martins 2, R. Grech 2, T. Farrugia 2; Brincat, Silva Faria, Duriska, Zammit, I. Grech.
Own goals: S. Gauci (vs Rabat), Bugeja (vs Qormi), Camilleri (vs Vittoriosa).
Red cards: Ekani (vs Tarxien); Grech (vs Birkirkara); Piccioni (vs Floriana), Farrugia (vs Sliema).

Naxxar: Scerri 8; Gilmar 6 (1 pen); Rocha Da Silva 5 (1 pen); Buhagiar 4; Thiago 3, Falzon 3; Bellia 2 (1 pen); Ani, Bonnici, Evaldo, Debono, Reano (pen), Bakare.
Red cards: Drago (vs Sliema); Buhagiar (vs Tarxien), Del Negro (vs Vittoriosa); Gilmar (vs Mosta), Decesare (vs Qormi).

Qormi: Effiong 17 (2 pens); Grech 6; Bajada 5 (4 pens), Jorginho 6; Gabriel 3; Innocenti 2; Sammut, Bugeja, Del Giudice, Nucera, Terribile, Cantoro, Vella, Caruana, Bondin.
Red cards: Bugeja (vs Floriana, Balzan), Farrugia (vs Floriana), Pisani (vs Sliema), Gianola (vs Floriana).

Rabat: Micallef 5 (1 pen); Licari 4, Carrillo 4; Pelaez 3 (2 pens); Avila Perez, Gauci, Azzopardi, Bajada.
Red cards: Falzon (vs Mosta); S. Gauci (vs Qormi); A. Azzopardi (vs Naxxar); Velimirovic (vs Naxxar); Z. Tanti (vs Naxxar), Bajada (vs Tarxien); Micallef (vs Floriana).

Sliema: Ohawuchi 19 (1 pen); Muchardi 7; Cilia 5; Woods 4 (2 pens); Navarra 3, Bello-Osagie 3 (2 pens), A. Muscat 3, Vladavic 3 (1 pen); Bianciardi 2; Gueye, Mintoff.
Red cards: Gatt Baldacchino (vs Tarxien, vs Hibernians, vs Balzan), Mintoff (vs Valletta), Scerri (vs Qormi), Rapino (vs Naxxar Lions), Vladavic (vs Mosta, vs Valletta).

Tarxien: Ronaille 10 (2 pens); Jorge 8; Toure 5 (1 pen); Pulo 4; Bueno 2, Mamo 2, Ciantar 2; Potezica, Martinelli, Bonnici, Barbosa, Lopez, Lucas.
Own goal: Sammut (vs Qormi).
Red cards: Potezica (vs Hibernians), Jorge (vs Sliema), Lopes (vs Rabat), Vella (vs Valletta, vs Qormi), Mifsud (vs Naxxar), Bonnici (vs Naxxar), Mamo (vs Vittoriosa).

Valletta: Denni 15; Nafti 10; Agius 6; Mifsud Triganza 5, Briffa 5; Fenech 4, Nyang 4, Caruana 4, Elford-Alliyu 4; Barry 2, Montebello 2, Da Silva 2; Camilleri, Zammit, Romulo.
Red cards: Agius (vs Mosta), Denni (vs Hibs), Vandelannoite (vs Balzan), Borg (vs Naxxar).

Vittoriosa Stars: Guerrero 15 (4 pens); Pereira 10; Martin 5; Teruel, Samir Arab, Aguiar, Sammut, Brincat, Sidibe.
Red cards: Aguiar (vs Tarxien, vs Qormi, vs Floriana), Sidibe (vs Qormi).

Next fixtures

Saturday
Hibs Stadium: 4pm Naxxar Lions vs Qormi; 6pm Mosta vs Valletta.
Tedesco Stadium: 4pm Rabat Ajax vs Vittoriosa Stars; 6.15pm Tarxien Rainbows vs Floriana.

Sunday
National Stadium: 4pm Balzan vs Hibernians; 6pm Birkirkara vs Sliema Wanderers.

Standings

  P W D L F A Pts
Birkirkara 29 23 3 3 66 22 44
Valletta 29 21 5 3 66 21 42
Hibernians 29 18 3 8 71 40 34
Mosta 29 14 5 10 55 51 28
Sliema 29 13 9 7 51 35 27
Balzan 29 9 4 16 31 50 17
               
Qormi 29 9 4 16 48 56 23
Naxxar Lions 29 10 6 13 37 51 23
Tarxien 29 8 6 15 40 50 22
Floriana 29 11 5 13 44 47 21
Vittoriosa 29 7 6 16 36 62 18
Rabat Ajax 29 1 4 24 20 80 4

Quick reflexes... Balzan goalkeeper Manuel Bartolo nudges the ball away from Ivan Woods. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli. Right: Going forward... Naxxar Lions midfielder Raimi Bakare (right) forces his way past Demba Toure as Miguel Ciantar closes in. Photo: Jason BorgQuick reflexes... Balzan goalkeeper Manuel Bartolo nudges the ball away from Ivan Woods. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli. Right: Going forward... Naxxar Lions midfielder Raimi Bakare (right) forces his way past Demba Toure as Miguel Ciantar closes in. Photo: Jason Borg

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