Step aside... Hibs striker Jorge (right) tries to go past Naxxar defender Andrew Scicluna. Photo: Chris Sant FournierScorers, red cards
Balzan
Vujacic, Mensha, Zarate.
Birkirkara
Miccoli 2; Plut, Sciberras, Fenech, Vukanac, Liliu.
Floriana
Bonnici 2; Villa (pen), Fontanella (pen), Scozzese.
Red card: Pepe (vs Hibernians).
Hibernians
Jorginho 2, Failla 2 (1 pen); Dias, Denni, Jorge.
Red cards: Jackson Lima (vs Floriana); Denni (vs Naxxar Lions).
Qormi
Gauci.
Tight space... Floriana defender Andrea Scozzese (right) nudges the ball away from Qormi’s Alex Nilsson. Photo: Paul Zammit CutajarMosta
Fidelis 3; J. Brincat, Murga, Zammit.
Naxxar Lions
Ossou.
Pembroke Athleta
Villalobos 2, Martz 2; Bardsley, O’Brien.
Sliema Wanderers
Pedrinho.
Red card: Zammit (vs Tarxien).
St Andrew’s
Sehitaj, De Nguidjol, Desira Buttigieg.
Tarxien Rainbows
Azzopardi (pen), Menendez Hevia, Pedro (pen); Baker.
Valletta
Priso 3 (2 pens); Falcone 3.
Sharp turn... Balzan’s Edison Bilbao Zarate (left) moves away from Tarxien captain Manuel Caruana. Photo: Paul Zammit CutajarNext fixtures
Saturday, Sept. 19
Hibs Stadium: 17.00 Qormi vs St Andrew’s. 19.00 Valletta vs Balzan.
Tedesco Stadium: 17.00 Pembroke vs Birkirkara. 19.15 Mosta vs Sliema.
Sunday, Sept. 20
National Stadium: 17.00 Naxxar vs Floriana. 19.00 Tarxien vs Hibs.
Standings
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Valletta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Mosta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Hibernians | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Pembroke | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Tarxien | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Balzan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Birkirkara | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Floriana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Sliema | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Qormi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| St Andrew’s | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Naxxar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 |