With the Premier Division ending somewhat in anti-climax for new Malta champions San Ġiljan, when they were beaten by Neptunes last Saturday, one could also say that the domestic season had a very tame epilogue, with Exiles Ferretti retaining their top division status as flatly as no one could foresee.
The second of a possible three play-offs between the teams, which ended bottom in the Premier and top in the First Division, was wrapped up as dismally as the first match on Saturday.
Marsascala started with a weak nine-man formation, with another youngster eventually entering the fray.
The absence of their Hungarian tandem, Bela Torok and Matyas Pasztor, who ended their commitments for the team, plus the non-appearance of the St Julian’s boys, Matthew Pace and Clyde Bonello further decimated the southerners.
On the other hand Exiles renounced to their club’s top-scorer, Marco Cuk, and Romain Blary.
Still there was no competitive element as Maurizio Mirar-chi’s lads went through the motions of sealing an easy 17-9 victory.
Marsascala 9
Exiles 17
(0-5, 3-4, 3-4, 3-4)
Marsascala: B. Muscat, J.C. Cutajar 2, K. Schembri 1, F. Borg, L. Grixti, J. Cremona 2, S. Micallef, K. Cremona, D. Cassar 4 D. Xuereb.
Exiles: I. Bugeja, J. Rizzo Naudi, L. Felice 1, D. Pace Lupi 2, R. Blary, J. Spiteri Staines 4, J. Bajada, K. Grixti 2, S. Galea Pace, A. Bianchi 4, M. Cuk, P. Paris 1, K. Lanzon 3.
Referees: P. Balzan, M. Angileri.