Qormi Poiatti 5
Rabat 1

League leaders Qormi completed their second-round commitments with a 5-1 win over bottom-placed Rabat to consolidate their position at the top of the standings.

Qormi started strongly and took the lead on 12 minutes when Juan Sarcia netted from a penalty corner.

They went further ahead ten minutes later as John Williams pushed home a rebound, collecting the ball off the keeper’s pads.

Qormi dominated proceedings from then on and captain Steve Tanti netted a third before grabbing his second goal to send his team into a commanding 4-0 lead at half-time.

Rabat plugged away gainfully and Kurt Grixti netted to pull one back for his team.

However, Qormi had the last laugh as Isaac Mansueto rounded up the score to 5-1 with a goal a few minutes from time.

Umpires: James Mizzi, Shawn Mifsud.

Young Stars 2
Laferla W. Hart 2

After missed chances at both ends of the pitch, the game developed into an interesting tussle and on 19 minutes Jamie Brincat Brockdorff should have put White Hart ahead, seeing his shot go agonisingly wide.

Young Stars’ Jamie Mifsud picked his spot only to see his shot scrambled off the line, the goalkeeper well beaten.

When it seemed that White Hart were upping their tempo, Mifsud shot the Stars into the lead with a delightful reverse hit on 31 minutes.

The second half of the match turned out to be more eventful as both teams looked more intent on attack.

Jonathan Pace levelled the scores after pushing home from close range but a minute later Luke Borg Costanzi put the Stars back in front. He rifled a bullet into the net from the right side of the D.

White Hart reacted strongly and after a period of sustained pressure on their opponents’ defence, Keith Laferla pushed the ball over the line to level matters at 2-2.

Umpires: Manuel Imbroll, Paul Brincat.

Standings
Qormi Poiatti 15; Sliema Hotsticks 10; Floriana Young Stars 9; White Hart 5; Rabat 1.