Abrasive duel... Mosta’s Ryan Grech powers his way past Balzan midfielder Edison Bilbao Zarate. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Balzan
Armario Negrin 11 (1 pen); Micallef 7; Darmanin 4; Bezzina 2, Scicluna 2, Spiteri 2; Agius, Aboulezz, Pereira, Sciberras, Grima, Pedrinho, Magro.
Own goal: Pearson (vs Hibs).
Red cards: Agius (vs Vittoriosa Stars), Vignaroli (vs Sliema Wanderers, Birkirkara), Aboulezz (vs Mosta), Falzon (vs Naxxar Lions), Grioli (vs Naxxar Lions, vs Sliema), Pedrinho (vs Valletta).

Birkirkara
Jhonnattann 21; Haruna 14 (1 pen); Temile 7 (1 pen), Fenech 7 (1 pen); Bissi 4, Herrera 4; Mendoza 3; Scicluna 2, Vella 2, J. Zerafa 2, Vukanac 2, Ronaille 2, Camenzuli 2; Toure, D. Zerafa, Z. Muscat.
Own goal: Camilleri (vs Valletta).
Red cards: Bissi (vs Hibernians), Zerafa (vs Balzan).

Floriana
Coronado 14; Diogo 11; Muir 10 (6 pens); Emeka 3, Pisani 3; Bogdanovic 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 21 (1 pen); Obiefule 15; Failla 13 (6 pens); Lima 8; Farrugia 6; Cohen 5; Soares 3; Degabriele 2; Levnaic, Kristensen, B. Muscat, Pearson.
Red cards: Pearson (vs Vittoriosa, vs Naxxar), Camilleri (vs Mosta), Levnaic (vs Valletta), Failla (vs Sliema), Kristensen (vs Sliema), Bezzina (vs Naxxar Lions), Obiefule (vs Birkirkara).

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

Joy and relief... Former Naxxar Lions president Dione Drago (top) and team manager David Vella (second right) celebrate their team’s Premier League survival. Photo: Jason Borg

Naxxar Lions
Scerri 8; Gilmar 7 (1 pen); Rocha Da Silva 5 (1 pen); Buhagiar 4; Thiago 3, Falzon 3; Bellia 2 (1 pen), Reano 2 (1 pen); Ani, Bonnici, Evaldo, Debono, Bakare, Stojanovic.
Red cards: Drago (vs Sliema); Buhagiar (vs Tarxien), Del Negro (vs Vittoriosa); Gilmar (vs Mosta, vs Qormi), Decesare (vs Qormi).

Qormi
Effiong 19 (2 pens); Grech 6; Jorginho 6; Bajada 5 (4 pens); Gabriel 3; Cantoro 2, Innocenti 2; Sammut, Bugeja, Del Giudice, Nucera, Terribile, Vella, Caruana, Bondin.
Red cards: Bugeja (vs Floriana, Balzan), Farrugia (vs Floriana), Pisani (vs Sliema), Gianola (vs Floriana).

Rabat Ajax
Micallef 6 (2 pens); Carrillo Pendas 5; Licari 4; Pelaez 3 (2 pens); Gauci 2; Avila Perez, Azzopardi, Bajada.
Red cards: Falzon (vs Mosta); S. Gauci (vs Qormi); Azzopardi (vs Naxxar); Velimirovic (vs Naxxar); Tanti (vs Naxxar), Bajada (vs Tarxien); Micallef (vs Floriana).

Sliema Wanderers
Ohawuchi 21 (2 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, Barbetti (pen).
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 Rainbows
Ronaille 10 (2 pens); Jorge 9, Toure 9 (2 pens); Pulo 5; Barbosa 4; Bueno 3; Bonnici 2, Mamo 2, Ciantar 2; Potezica, Martinelli, 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), Caruana (vs Floriana), Lucas (vs Floriana).

Valletta
Denni 18; Nafti 10; Agius 6, Briffa 6; Mifsud Triganza 5, Fenech 5; Nyang 4, Caruana 4, Elford-Alliyu 4; Montebello 3; Barry 2, Da Silva 2; Camilleri, Zammit, Romulo, Owonikoko, Bajada.
Red cards: Agius (vs Mosta), Denni (vs Hibs), Vandelannoite (vs Balzan), Borg (vs Naxxar).

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

U*BET FA Trophy Final

Thursday (National Stadium)
Valletta vs Sliema Wanderers - 17.00

Final standings