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Neptunes Vodafone 10 – Exiles Pender Gardens 7
(5-1, 2-2, 1-0, 2-4)
Neptunes managed to make it three wins in a row with a victory over Exiles, although the latter produced a very encouraging performance and surely left the water with their heads held high.
The reds got off to a good start opening a comfortable 5-1 lead (including two man-up goals) after just the first session which led them to lower a bit their ‘gloves’. Exiles took full advantage and found more space where to manoeuvre and as a result their morale rose quite a bit and managed to play, at times, well at par with their superior opponents.
Michele Stellini was in form in the offensive plays and scored a poker with his third, which was the only goal netted in the third session, possibly being the best of the day as he managed to beat Rueben Bonnici (who played in the last two sessions after young Alan Borg Cole defended Exiles’ goal in the first 16 minutes of play) with a diagonal shot off the post from a tight angle.
Captain Nicky Lanzon produced a hat-trick (two man-up goals) with two of the goals coming in the initial session.
After falling 1-7 behind, Exiles started to share more of the spoils and goals from Martin Calleja and Michael Rizzo helped them to reduce the deficit to four goals at the change of ends.
The final session got off with a nice goal from Matthew Pisani off a delicate lob but two Karl Rizzo Naudi goals followed by a David Pace Lupi man-up goal kept Exiles’ spirit high for a 9-6 score.
Play remained balanced, although Neptunes were home and dry, in the final minutes as both sides shared a respective goal.
Neptunes : Nicky Gouder, Nicky Lanzon 3, Timothy Agius, Karl Galea 1, Edward Cachia, Kurt Micallef, Jordan Camilleri, Rambert Attard, David Camilleri, Sean Gravina, John Paris 1, Michele Stellini 4, Matthew Pisani 1, David Carauna, Adrian Cachia.
Exiles : Alan Borg Cole, Simon Vassallo, Karl Rizzo Naudi 2, David Pace Lupi 1, Timmy Sullivan, Julian Rizzo Naudi, Michael Rizzo 2, Kurt Grixti, Mark Galea, Karl Enriquez, Seb Cini, Andrew Zarb Cousin, Martin Calleja 2, Rueben Bonnici, Gabriel Galea.
Refs : Ivan Sciriha, Miro Caruana
Sirens Hard Rock Cafe 8 – San Giljan 11
(2-4, 1-3, 2-1, 3-3)
Both teams started the game still in search of their first points. San Giljan managed to offer a more consistent and decisive performance so as to register their first seasonal win.
Sirens were off to a good start as they went 2-0 ahead after less than two minutes of play with David Cutajar opening the score with a high shot behind Camilleri’s right and then Ranier Scerri increased the St Paul ’s Bay side’s lead.
Matthew Zammit immediately replied just 22 seconds after Scerri’s netting and the same player equalised, through a penalty after a Galea foul, late in the 6th minute.
The Saints forged ahead a minute later when Kayne Lanzon scored on a man-up and then it was Andrea Bianchi who beat Grech for 4-2 at the end of the first session.
Bianchi made it a personal brace with a man-up goal early in the second session. Although Clint Mercieca broke Sirens’ 8-minute goal drought, San Giljan managed to go 7-3 in the lead midway into the match as Zammit scored his hat-trick after John Xerri de Caro had notched the saints’ fifth goal.
The third session was a balanced affair with Sirens working hard to get back into the game. They managed to reduce the margin by one goal as they had goals from Mercieca and Tony Galea with Zammit netting his fourth on the opposite end.
A man-up goal from Cutajar, early in the final session, made it an 8-6 game and it looked like Sirens were to claw back.
De Caro’s brace, off a diagonal shot, for San Giljan was duly replied with a Jurgen Borg netting just seconds later for yet another two-goal game, 9-7. The same Borg was unlucky when he had a shot hitting the crossbar and Sirens paid dearly when Bianchi surprised Grech to grab his hat-trick and then Zammit made it a nap-hand a minute from the end.
Paul Privitera scored a consolation goal just before the final horn when he beat Camilleri, the latter having a good performance with some effective saves.
Sirens: Allen Grech, Tyson Debono, Tony Galea 1, Paul Privitera 1, Edward Bonello, Ryan Mock, Jurgen Borg 1, David Cutajar 2, Peter Borg, Ranier Scerri 1, Clint Mercieca 2, Reinhard Attard, Joseph Zammit, Alex Attard, Paul Micallef.
San Giljan: Dean Camilleri, Claudio Spiteri de Barro, Steve Farrugia, Kurt Grech, Matthew Zammit 5, Matthew Pace, Andrea Bianchi 3, Glen Ghirxi, Paul Fava, John Xerri de Caro 2, Kayne Lanzon 1.
Refs: Mario Dalli, Alex Deraffaele
Under 17
Sliema McDonalds 9 – Sirens 7
(2-1, 4-2, 2-2, 1-2)


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