Scorers, red cards

Balzan
Piccioni 7 (1 pen); Guerrero 4; Zarate 3; Mifsud Triganza 2; Micallef, Darmanin, Serrano.

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

Birkirkara keeper Justin Haber is on the right spot to deny Qormi with a save. Photo: Stephen GattBirkirkara keeper Justin Haber is on the right spot to deny Qormi with a save. Photo: Stephen Gatt

Birkirkara
Liliu 11; Ledesma 7 (3 pens); Haruna 2, Eliandro 2; Grech, Fenech, Camenzuli, Muscat, Agius, Scicluna, Bissi.

Red card: Scicluna (vs Balzan).

Floriana
Plut 9; Samb 6; Piciollo 4; Bonnici 2; Pisani, I. Galea, Farrugia, Conor Borg.

Red card: Samb (vs Zebbug).

Hibernians
Edison 18; Jorginho 12; Failla 9 (1 pen); Cohen 4; Dias 2, Soares 2; Bezzina, Degabriele, Kristensen.

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

Qormi
Effiong 4 (1 pen); Micallef 3; Temile 3; Pisani 2; Chetcuti, Vella, Anderson.

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

Mosta’s Kurt Zammit moves past Ice-Cream Osa Guobadia, of Balzan, at the Tedesco Stadium. Photo: Darrin Zammit LupiMosta’s Kurt Zammit moves past Ice-Cream Osa Guobadia, of Balzan, at the Tedesco Stadium. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Mosta
Kaljevic 7 (1 pen); Bueno 3; Matteus 2, Micallef 2; A. Borg, Milovanovic.

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

Naxxar Lions
Gilmar 6 (1 pen), Vella 4; Emenike 3, Gueye 3 (2 pens); Falzon 2, Edet.

Own goal: Mintoff (vs Sliema).
Red cards: Buhagiar (vs Floriana); Scicluna (vs Żebbuġ).

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

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

Sliema Wanderers
Mangiacasale 3, Scerri 3; Pisanu 2 (1 pen), Gnabouyou 2, Potezica 2; Bianciardi, Mifsud, P. Xuereb, Djumo, Friggieri.

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

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

Red cards: Wesley (vs Hibs); Cini (vs Qormi).

Luke Micallef (left) trying to retain possession for Pietà despite the challenge of Andrei Agius, of Hibs. Right: Valletta’s Hamza Barry loses his balance as he goes past Stefano Bianchiardi. Photos: Stephen GattLuke Micallef (left) trying to retain possession for Pietà despite the challenge of Andrei Agius, of Hibs. Right: Valletta’s Hamza Barry loses his balance as he goes past Stefano Bianchiardi. Photos: Stephen Gatt

Valletta
Elford-Alliyu 9 (1 pen); Barry 6 (1 pen); Nafti 5; Terra 3, Kooh Sohna 3; Fenech 2 (1 pen), Zahra 2, Bajada 2, Briffa 2, Montebello 2; Azzopardi, Cremona.

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

Żebbuġ Rangers
Britto 8; Monti 5 (4 pens); Mamic 4; Camilleri.

Red card: Paris (vs Valletta).

Next fixtures

Saturday, January 3
National Stadium: 14.00 Floriana vs Naxxar Lions. 16.00 Qormi vs Valletta.

Sunday, January 4
Hibs Stadium: 14.00 Mosta vs Birkirkara. 16.00 Hibernians vs Zebbug Rangers.
Tedesco Stadium: 14.00 Sliema vs Pieta Hotspurs. 16.00 Tarxien Rainbows vs Balzan.

Standings

  P W D L F A Pts
Hibernians 16 15 1 0 51 8 46
Valletta 16 10 1 5 38 12 31
Birkirkara 16 10 1 5 29 16 31
Balzan 16 5 7 4 19 21 22
Floriana 16 5 6 5 25 31 21
Mosta 16 6 2 8 16 30 20
Sliema W.  16 5 4 7 17 21 19
Naxxar L. 16 4 5 7 20 24 17
Qormi 16 4 5 7 16 26 17
Tarxien R. 16 3 7 6 16 24 16
Pietà H. 16 3 5 8 13 27 14
Żebbuġ R.  16 1 6 9 18 38 9

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