The Veterans Malta Football Association Kia Premier League kicked off this week with four games played at the St Dorothy School, Haz-Zebbug and Attard FC football grounds.

The first matchday included four debutants in this league.

Champions MFPA suffered a 6-4 defeat at the hands of last season’s challengers Birkirkara Saint Helen, with Birkirkara’s David Azzopardi and MFPA’s Alexander Ribic scoring braces for their respective sides.

The game between debutants Pieta Hotspurs and Zurrieq Wolves ended in a 5-2 win for the Wolves, Ahmed Trabelsi among the scorers for the winners with two goals.

Valletta Veterans debuted with a 6-6 draw against Rabat Veterans, Kurt Magri scoring a hat-trick for the team from the capital. Darren Galea scored two of Rabat’s goals.

Hamrun Spartans beat other debutants Gzira United 8-4 with Gilbert Scerri finding the net three times for the Spartans, and Andrew Cohen and Alex Muscat among Gzira’s scorers.

The VMFA Kia League will continue this week with the following games:

Wednesday 13 October – St Dorothy School, Zebbug