Marsaskala win a drab encounter

M’SKALA FISH AND FISH VALLETTA IZIBET (1-1), (0-0), (1-0), (5-0)

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Surely more was expected from the first final, but it only matters one for Marsaskala Fish and Fish; the win. It was not a convincing performance, but they made it count when it mattered as Valletta failed to take control of the game even when both teams weren’t at their best. This result means that Marsaskala can wrap up the league if they win next Wednesday.

Kyle Navarro put Marsaskala in the lead, but Valletta equalised immediately from veteran Stephen Micallef. Both teams failed to find the net, but more worrying was that both goalkeepers weren’t tested a lot.

The level of the game continued to drop as both teams were very static in their play, but veteran David Pace Lupi scored the only of the goal of the session to keep

Marsaskala with their noses in front.

A reaction was expected from Valletta in the last session but as soon as Jake Ciantar made it 3-1 early in the session, the game headed only in one direction. Veteran Paul Privitera added another from a man-up situation and later Pace Lupi scored a brace to close the game. Ayrton Camenzuli rounded the win with a late goal.

Marsaskala: J. Micallef, J.C. Cutajar, A. Camenzuli (1), P. Privitera (1), R. Greco, G. Galea, K. Navarro (1), M. Manara, D. Pace Lupi (3), G. Sammut, J. Ciantar (1), M. Carani, A. Muscat, F. Scardino, L. Falzon

Valletta: B. Busuttil, N. Farrugia, M. Pace, J. Culic, S. Busuttil, Z. Micallef, D. Paolella, M. Mifsud, S. Micallef (1), A. Agius, K. Galea, K. Cremona, A. Bugeja, L. Felice, R. Attard

Referees: Giuseppe Fusco, Richard Magri