Fgura United 2
Mqabba 1

Fgura continued with their push for promotion after beating Mqabba, the last team to have handed them a defeat way back in October.

This was a fifth consecutive victory for Ramon Zammit’s side and the 13th match without defeat.

The game had a lively start and after nine minutes Suares Guedes de Freitas darted into the Fgura box but saw his effort going high and wide from a good position.

Two minutes later Fgura took the lead when from a Ryan Previ corner, the ball was half-cleared and Juan Ruiz Perez struck with a crisp volley from just inside the box.

Mqabba hit back and a Claudio Calleja free-kick was stopped by Ryan Marmara.

Leslie Burke’s side started to dictate matters and on 25 minutes Omar Farrugia tried to place his shot in the top corner of the Fgura goal but the ball finished just over the crossbar.

On 32 minutes Mqabba deser-vedly drew level when Stephane Mougnini Guy Tape headed home from close range following a De Freitas cross.

A minute before the break Mqabba shouted penalty when De Freitas was sent tumbling to the ground but the referee waved play-on amid harsh protests by the Mqabba clan.

As the second half got underway, Fgura missed a sitter when Roland Emeka drove the ball wide with only the goalkeeper to beat.

And Mqabba suffered a setback when Farrugia was then sent off for a second booking after a foul on Emeka.

Fgura scored the goal that mattered 16 minutes from time when Ruiz Perez rose high to plant his header home from an Iro Curmi corner.

Mqabba almost drew level late on when a Calleja cross shot was half-parried by Marmara and defender Jonathan Bugeja running in to avoid danger with Ryan Schembri lurking menacingly behind.

Fgura: R. Marmara, R. Previ, J. Ruiz Perez, A. Galea (Q. Bregman), J. Bugeja, A. Mendy (A. Williams), I. Curmi, J. Farrugia, P. Chircop (D. Attard), J. Dalli, R. Emeka.

Mqabba: S. Cini, M. Bonnici, O. Farrugia, R. Da Silva, C. Micallef, S. Mougnini Guy Tape, H. Suares Guedes de Freitas, C. Calleja, K. Cutajar, R. Caruana (Andre Cassar), Alessio Cassar (R. Schembri).

Referee: Malcolm Spiteri.

Man of the match: Juan Ruiz Perez (Fgura United).

Summaries

Pembroke Athleta 1
Lija Athletic 0

Pembroke: A. Cassar, C. Mamo, O. Sidibe, G. Azzopardi, A. Azzopardi (S. Arab), S. Chircop, A. Agius, L. Omeruo (A. Laudisi), L. Micallef, A. Bello Osagie, R. Bajada (S. Magro).

Lija: L. Bonnici, P. Borg, M. Clinch, E. Beu, N. Spiteri, P. Babic (K. Hendry), R. Taliana (D. Mintoff), I. McCarthy (L. Casha), B. Antignolo, A. Ige, M. Borg.

Scorer: A. Azzopardi 27.

Referee: Philip Farrugia.

St George’s 1
Rabat Ajax 1

St George’s: T. Galea, R. Tanti, M. Tanti (D. Zerafa), A. Bonello (Liam Mallia), N. Ojuola, Larson Mallia, D. Biaka (D. Ditutala), M. Borg, E. Amaira, B. Chikwado, B. Muscat.

Rabat: J. Azzopardi, J. Caruana, E. Scicluna, N. Caruana, D. Falzon, B. Micallef, L. Cauchi (A. Smeir), W. Borg, D. Azzo-pardi, A. Azzopardi, L. Chiedozie.

Scorers: Ojuola (SG) 6; Smeir (R) 68.

Referee: Glenn Tonna.

St Andrew’s 4
Birżebbuġa SP 0

St Andrew’s: N. Grima, M. Scicluna (J. Walker), M. Sehitaj, B. Said, M. Johnson, D. Camilleri (N. Bradshaw), M. Guillaumier, J. Farrugia, M. Desira Buttigieg, T. Grozev (K. Nwoko), E. Lattes.

Birzebbuga: A. Boatto, S. Eboh, D. Grech, A. Tabone (J. Xerri), D. Cuc-ciardi (R. Micallef), K. Muscat, L. Micallef, E. Bonati, J. Briffa, L. Camilleri, N. Clerico (A. Ewurun).

Scorers: Desira Buttigieg 31, 37; Said 85; Nwoko 89.

Referee: Esther Azzopardi.

  P W D L F A Pts
St Andrew’s 19 12 3 4 39 24 39
Pembroke 19 11 3 5 36 17 36
Gżira Utd 19 11 2 6 34 22 35
Fgura Utd 19 9 8 2 26 19 35
Melita 19 10 2 7 25 21 32
Gudja Utd 19 8 6 5 32 20 30
St George’s 19 8 5 6 32 27 29
Vittoriosa 19 8 5 6 32 31 29
Lija Athletic 19 8 1 10 28 32 25
Mqabba 19 6 4 9 27 31 22
Rabat Ajax 19 6 4 9 21 29 22
Żurrieq 19 5 2 12 21 34 17
Msida SJ 19 4 2 13 19 39 14
Birżebbuġa 19 2 3 14 19 45 9

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