Rampaging forward... Mosta’s Kurt Magro (right) tries to evade the challenge of Balzan forward Oscar Guerrero. Photo: Jason BorgRampaging forward... Mosta’s Kurt Magro (right) tries to evade the challenge of Balzan forward Oscar Guerrero. Photo: Jason Borg

Scorers, red cards

Balzan
Piccioni 12 (2 pens); Mifsud Triganza 5; Kaljevic 4, Guerrero 4; Darmanin 3, Zarate 3; Micallef, Serrano, Bezzina, Guobadia, Arab.

Red cards: Cassar (vs Naxxar Lions); Guobadia (vs Valletta); Brincat (vs Hibernians); Arab (vs Qormi); Guerrero (vs Mosta); Serrano (vs Hibs).

Birkirkara
Liliu 12; Ledesma 11 (3 pens); Haruna 5; Vukanac 2, Eliandro 2, Scicluna 2, Fenech 2; Grech, Camenzuli, Muscat, Agius, Bissi, Herrera.

Red cards: Scicluna (vs Balzan), Bissi (vs Tarxien Rainbows), Mendoza (vs Hibernians).

Floriana
Plut 10; Piciollo 9; Samb 6; Bonnici 3; Muir 2 (2 pens), Douglas 2 (1 pen), Conor Borg 2, Pisani 2; I. Galea, Farrugia, G. Galea.

Own goal: K. Micallef (vs Pieta).
Red cards: Samb (vs Żebbuġ Rangers, vs Balzan); S. Borg (vs Pieta).

Hibernians
Edison 24; Jorginho 16; Failla 11 (2 pens); Cohen 6; Soares 3; Dias 2, Degabriele 2; Bezzina, Kristensen, Pearson, Agius, Luis.

Own goal: A. Borg (vs Mosta).
Red cards: Soares (vs Qormi, vs Mosta); Dias (vs Tarxien).

Abrasive duel... Qormi defender Alejandro Mendoza anticipates Hibs striker Jorginho (right). Right: Making a dash... Naxxar’s Albert Bruce (left) moves clear of Birkirkara’s Edmond Agius. Photos: Stephen GattAbrasive duel... Qormi defender Alejandro Mendoza anticipates Hibs striker Jorginho (right). Right: Making a dash... Naxxar’s Albert Bruce (left) moves clear of Birkirkara’s Edmond Agius. Photos: Stephen Gatt

Qormi
Effiong 6 (2 pens); Temile 4; Micallef 3; Pisani 2; Chetcuti, Vella, Anderson, Levnaic, Mazzetti Latini, Marcelinho, Gauci.

Own goal: Serrano Valero (vs Balzan).
Red card: Mazzetti Latini (vs Balzan).

Mosta
Kaljevic 7 (1 pen); Bueno 3, Matteus 3; Baban-gida 2, Zammit 2, Micallef 2; A. Borg, Milovanovic, Jovanovic, Diogo, Ekani, Dawood.

Red cards: Grech (vs Floriana, vs Hibs), Falzon (vs Pietà); Kaljevic (vs Balzan); Pedrinho (vs Balzan).

Naxxar Lions
Gilmar 8 (2 pens); Vella 4, Emenike 4; Gueye 3 (2 pens); Jorge 2, Falzon 2; Edet, Buhagiar.

Own goal: Mintoff (vs Sliema).
Red cards: Buhagiar (vs Floriana); Scicluna (vs Żebbuġ), Azzopardi (vs Floriana); Doffo (vs Sliema), Bruce (vs Valletta), Temile (vs Żebbuġ).

Pietà Hotspurs
Frances 4, Micallef 4; Xavier 3, Pisani 3 (2 pens), Attard, Gabriel, T. Agius, Anonam, Grech.

Red cards: Xavier (vs Birkirkara), Tasic (vs Mosta).

Sliema Wanderers
Scerri 4; Cilia 3; Pedrinho 3, Bocar 3, Mangiacasale 3, Pisanu 3 (1 pen); Friggieri 2, Gnabouyou 2, Potezica 2; Bianciardi, Mifsud, P. Xuereb, Obagbemiro.

Red cards: Beppe Muscat (vs Hibs); Gatt Baldacchino (vs Mosta); Scozzese (vs Naxxar, vs Żebbuġ).

Tarxien Rainbows
Alvaro 5; Aboulezz 3, Wesley 3, Hevia 3; Edu 2, Clebinho 2, T. Caruana 2; Jorge, Tabone, Darlington, Mouhamed.

Red cards: Wesley (vs Hibernians); Cini (vs Qormi); Hevia (vs Qormi).

Hands off... Valletta striker Djamel Leeflang (left) keeps Żebbuġ defender David Reano at arm’s length. Photo: Matthew MirabelliHands off... Valletta striker Djamel Leeflang (left) keeps Żebbuġ defender David Reano at arm’s length. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Valletta
Elford-Alliyu 12 (1 pen); Barry 10 (2 pens); Nafti 6; Fenech 4 (1 pen); Briffa 3, Montebello 3, Terra 3, Kooh Sohna 3; Zahra 2, Bajada 2, Azzopardi 2; Cremona, Leeflang, K. Borg.

Red cards: Hugo Faria (vs Naxxar); J. Caruana (vs Hibs), Fenech (vs Hibs).

Żebbuġ Rangers
Britto 9; Monti 8 (5 pens); Mamic 4; Yussuff 2, Muchardi 2; Camilleri, Galea, Montebello.

Red cards: Paris (vs Valletta), Zammit (vs Hibs).

Next fixtures

Saturday
Hibs Stadium: 14.00 Pietà vs Sliema. 16.00 Żebbuġ Rangers vs Hibernians.
Tedesco Stadium: 14.00 Tarxien vs Floriana. 16.15 Naxxar Lions vs Balzan.

Sunday
National Stadium: 14.00 Mosta vs Birkirkara. 16.00 Qormi vs Valletta.

Standings

  P W D L F A Pts
Hibs 23 20 3 0 70 14 33
Birkirkara 23 14 4 5 42 22 25
Valletta 23 14 2 7 53 20 22
Balzan 23 9 8 6 36 34 18
Floriana 23 8 8 7 40 41 18
Sliema  23 8 6 9 29 33 17
Mosta 23 7 5 11 25 44 14
Żebbuġ  23 5 6 12 28 53 12
Naxxar 23 5 7 11 26 35 11
Tarxien 23 4 9 10 24 41 11
Pietà H. 23 5 6 12 19 38 11
Qormi 23 4 6 13 23 40 9

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