Balzan
Kaljevic 9 (3 pens); Effiong 3; Nafti 3; Fenech 2; Da Silva Souza 2; Agius; Micallef (pen); Piciollo.

Red card: Serrano (vs Tarxien).

Timely tackle... Birkirkara’s Rowen Muscat (right) rushes in to halt Maurizio Vella’s attack for Floriana. The match ended one-all. Photo: Steve Zammit Lupi

Birkirkara
Temile 5, Dimitrov 5, Plut 5; Brincat 2; Attard 2; Scicluna 2; Sciberras 2; Herrera; Guillaumier.

Own goal: Bezzina (vs Balzan).
Red card: Jovic (vs Valletta).

Floriana
Fontanella 4, Chiesa 4 (1 pen); Samb 2; Pisani.

Own goal: B. Muscat (vs Pembroke Athleta).
Red card: Borg (vs Tarxien).

Gżira United
Tony 3; Liliu 2; Robert, Gatt Baldacchino, Tonna, Corbalan, Joceano, Avila Perez.

Red cards: Joceano, Robert (both vs Mosta); Azzopardi (vs Birkir-kara).

Ħamrun Spartans
Garba 5, J. Grech 5 (2 pens); J.P. Mifsud Triganza 4; Jorginho 2; Giusti, Teixeira.

Red card: Jorginho (vs Valletta).

Hibernians
Kristensen 3, Degabriele 3, Failla 3 (3 pens); Lima 2; Jorginho, Varea, Soares.

Red card: Mbong (vs St Andrews).

Mosta
Priso 4 (1 pen); Reid 3; Oseghale 2 (1 pen); Vlcek.

Red cards: Oweregbulam (vs Valletta); Priso (vs Gżira); Caruana (vs Birkirkara).

Possession game... Sliema’s Gabriel Aquilina (right) kept away from the ball by Alan Da Silva Souza, of Balzan. Photo: Steve Zammit Lupi

Pembroke Athleta
Mariano 2; Montebello, Mateus, Scozzese, Borg, Djeljilj, Levnaic, Manevski, Micallef.

Own goals: Agius (vs Hibernians); Vella (vs Mosta); Martinelli (vs Mosta).
Red cards: Arab, Montebello (both vs Floriana); Djeljilj (vs St Andrews).

Sliema Wanderers
Salomon 4; Potezica 2, Muscat 2 (2 pens), Farrugia 2; Mandinho, Mucchardi.

Own goals: R. Camilleri (vs Valletta); Maldini (vs Ħamrun).
Red cards: M. Scerri (vs Valletta); Potezica (vs Floriana).

St Andrews
Farrugia 4 (4 pens); McKay 2; Nwoko, Beltre, Darmanin, Kastrevec, Walker.

Red card: Bakmaz (vs Tarxien Rainbows).

Breakthrough... Raphael, of Ħamrun, avoids the tackle of Valletta’s Federico Falcone during Saturday’s clash at the National Stadium. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Tarxien Rainbows
Nilsson 3, Ponce 3; Baker 2; Prendes, Alves, Caruana (pen).

Red cards: Baker (vs St Andrew’s); Prendes, Rogelio (both vs Floriana).

Valletta
Jhonnattann 6 (2 pens); Falcone 3 (1 pen); Aguirre 2; Cremona, Briffa, Romao, Azzopardi, Uchenna, Borg, Mifsud.

Red cards: Pani (vs Mosta); Aguirre (vs Floriana); Uchenna (vs Hibs); Bonello (vs Gżira).

Next fixtures

November 19 (National Stadium)
14.00 St Andrew’s vs Birkirkara
16.00 Sliema vs Valletta

November 19 (Tedesco Stadium)
14.00 Tarxien Rainbows vs Gżira
16.15 Mosta vs Balzan

November 20 (Tedesco Stadium)
14.00 Pembroke vs Floriana
16.15 Ħamrun vs Hibernians