Gżira United 5
Żejtun Corinthians 0

Gżira easily cruised through against a Żejtun side who knew that their fate was already sealed minutes before kick-off when Msida took the point they needed to reach safety point.

From start to finish the Maroons dictated matters and there was little doubt where the points were heading at the end of the match.

Gżira could have added other goals to their victory had they been less profligate in front of goal.

Christian Cassar broke through early on but blasted his shot wide after finding space inside the opponents’ penalty area.

On 19 minutes Yanis Tonna saw his header saved by goalkeeper Debattista and from the corner, taken by Martin Kotyza, Moises Avila Perez’s header was again stopped by the alert Corinthians no.1.

The Maroons opened the score on 25 minutes when Avila Perez lobbed the ball over the keeper following a Bjorn Bondin pass.

Three minutes later another choral Gzira move between Meilak, Cassar and Kotyza finished with the latter hitting his shot just wide.

Meilak should have done better when unmarked inside the box but hit badly from a good position as Gzira continued to pound the Żejtun defence.

In fact, it came as no surprise when Gżira scored a second through Tonna who was freed by Meilak. The first shot was partially stopped by Debattista but Tonna followed the action and found the net from the rebound.

Four minutes before the half-time break Gżira made it 3-0 when Avila Perez headed in following a Meilak centre.

The pattern did not change much in the second half and on 70 minutes Kotyza made it 4-0 from close range following some good work by Avila Perez.

The Maroons made it 5-0 on 83 minutes when Avila Perez darted into the box, rounded Debattista before serving substitute Shawn Bonello who slotted the ball inside an empty net.

Gżira: K. Gerada, R. Deguara, S. Meilak, A. White, J. Camilleri, J. Chetcuti, Y. Tonna (S. Bonello), B. Bondin, M. Avila Perez (L. Camilleri), M. Kotuza, C. Cassar (S. Vella).

Żejtun: R. Debattista, C. Magro, A. Cekulajevs, S. Aquilina, J. Spiteri, M. Scicluna, A. Farrugia, G. Delia, A. Abela (R. Previ), A. Carabott, I. Briffa.

Referee: Alan Mario Sant.

Man of the match: Steve Meilak (Gżira United).

  P W D L F A Pts
Pietà 21 15 4 2 51 18 49
Żebbuġ 22 13 3 6 47 34 42
Melita 21 9 6 6 34 25 33
Lija Athletic 22 9 6 7 41 36 33
Gżira United 22 9 5 8 34 27 32
Gudja United 21 9 4 8 34 33 31
St George’s 21 8 7 6 32 34 31
St Andrew’s 21 9 4 8 45 41 31
Birżebbuġa 22 8 5 9 35 36 29
Żurrieq 22 7 3 12 30 36 24
Msida SJ 22 7 3 12 31 39 24
Żejtun 22 4 2 16 23 62 14
Ħamrun (-8) 21 4 6 11 24 40 10

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