Floriana keep first position after hard-earned victory over Birkirkara St Helen’s

ROBERT BUSUTTIL

Floriana – Birkirkara St Helen’s 4-2

Floriana maintained the first place in the VMFA Cisk Premier League table when they won the direct clash against Birkirkara St Helen’s 4-2.

It was a very nice game with Birkirkara starting so well that they created several opportunities and took the lead but Floriana after clinching the draw before the end of the first half continued to score and took the final three points.

Manolito Micallef, Glenn Bonello, Brian Said and Emerson Amaira scored for the Greens while Federico Marine and Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza were on the mark for Birkirkara.

Gzira United – Rabat Veterans 6-3

Following in the standings are Gzira United who beat Rabat 6-3. It was not an easy game for the Maroons with the Magpies who were always close to the opponents.

Daniel Mariano Bueno stood out for the Gżira when he scored three goals while Dino Cachia netted a brace. Sebastian Nayar added another one for his team.

Rabat stayed in the game with goals from Adam Smeir and Melvin Borg.

MFPA – Hibernians 8-5

Champions MFPA got three important points to stay at the top of the table after beating Hibernians 8-5.

It was a game full of goals with the result being uncertain until the end. Gareth Sciberras, Mark Barbara and George Frendo scored twice each while Michael Galea and Alexander Ribic also added their names among the scorers.

Hibernians found the net through Malcolm Camilleri, Ilia Nazarov, Stefan Cauchi, Marco Makkito and Clayton Micallef Vassallo.

Żurrieq Wolves – Żejtun Red Stars 2-1

In a duel between two teams from the bottom of the table, Żurrieq Wolves beat Żejtun Red Stars 2-1.

Alexei Saliba was the hero for Żurrieq Wolves when he scored a personal double while Żejtun Red Stars scored in the last part of the game through Etienne Farrugia.

With this victory, Żurrieq Wolves went up to nine points while Żejtun Red Stars are still looking for their first points of the season.

STANDINGS – VMFA Cisk Premier League

Floriana 27, Gzira United 25, Birkirkara St Helen’s 20, MFPA 19, Rabat 14, Zurrieq Wolves 9, Hibernians 3, Zejtun Red Stars 0.

TOP SCORERS LIST – VMFA Cisk Premier League

Adam Smeir (Rabat Veterans) 22 gowl, Ayrton Buhagiar (Birkirkara St Helen’s) 21 gowl, Daniel Mariano Bueno (Gzira United) 18-il gowl, Glenn Bonello (Floriana) 17-il gowl, Michael Galea (MFPA) 14-il gowl.