Siġġiewi prove a tough nut to crack for Valletta

Valletta Futsal obtained a dramatic 2-1 win over Siġġiewi to keep their perfect record intact in the national futsal league.

It was a hard-fought victory for Dylan Micallef’s troops who needed to dig deep before overcoming a stubborn Siġġiewi side.

Siġġiewi surged ahead through Brazilian striker Wallace.

Valletta tried to fight back but only manged to turn the result in their favour in the closing minutes of the match with veteran player Jovica Milijic netting a brace to seal a dramatic victory.

Luxol St Andrews registered a comfortable 12-0 win over St Georges.

Hebberth Bolt was in hot-scoring form when he netted four time while Mark Zammit grabbed a hat-trick.

Carl Azzopardi, Melvin Borg, Marwan Telisi, Matthew Attard and Celino Alves were also on target.

Ta’ Xbiex maintained their good form of late after a 12-1 win over Qormi.

George Frendo hit the target four times, Jason Gauci and Glenn Bonello helped themselves to a brace while Stefi Cale, Kurt Bartolo, Karl Sacco and Redeemer Borg also put their names on the scoresheet.

University of Malta obtained their third win on the run as they defeated Żurrieq 3-2.

The match was highly entertaining with Jean Noel Azzopardi netting a brace for the UOM with the other goal coming from Bruno Fernandes.

Żurrieq pulled two goals back from Keith Callus and Alexei Saliba.

Naxxar obtained a precious 5-2 victory over Marsaskala.

The Northerners were the most determined side to get the win with their talisman player Clyde Bonavia scoring a poker while Josef Azzopardi added another one.

Marsaskala pulled two goals back through Matthias Camilleri and Denim Parnis.

STANDINGS

Luxol, Ta’ Xbiex, University of Malta 9, Mellieħa, Valletta 6, Siġġiewi, Naxxar Lions 3, Marsaskala, Żurrieq, St Georges, Qormi 0.