Tarxien defeat Hamrun to secure Premier League status
In the first match of the day, Tarxien Rainbows defeated Hamrun Spartans 3-0 to secure their place in the Premier League for next season.
The match started with both teams having very few chances on goal.
With the first half ending goalless, Tarxien did not waste any time in the second half as they took the lead just three minutes after the restart.
Daniel Mariano Bueno served Jimmy Nzinga Mayasi whose shot beat goalkeeper Andrea Cassar.
On the 88th minute, Tarxien made sure they took all three points home when they scored their second goal of the match. Mark Tanti served Adrian Carabott to have the latter score from close range.
Two minutes later on the 90th minute, Adrian Carabott scored his second goal of the match to make the final score 3-0 and secure his teams place in the Premier League for next season.
Jimmy Nzinga Mayasi was voted BOV Player of the Match.
HAMRUN SPARTANS: Andrea Cassar, Glenn Azzopardi, Roderick Fenech, Steve Bonnici, Luke Grech, Massimo Grima, Daniel Zerafa (56' Rupert Mangion), Kevin Sammut (59' Ayrton Micallef), Gianluca Calabretta (66' Ryan Spiteri), Matthew Gauci, Anderson Mendes Ribeiro.
Subs not used: Omar Borg, Lee James Agius, David Camilleri, Gaetan Spiteri.
Coach: Stefan Sultana
Asst. Coach: Marco Grech
TARXIEN RAINBOWS: Nicky Vella, Carlo Mamo, Manuel Caruana, Everton Antonio Pereira, Adrian Carabott, Jimmy Nzinga Mayasi, Karl Pulo (69' Mark Tanti), Daniel Mariano Bueno, Luiz Romulo de Castro, Orosco Anonam, Justin Grioli.
Subs not used: David Cassar, Steve Sadowski, Stefan Giglio, Julian Vella, Ryan Mintoff, Clive Fenech
Coach: Patrick Curmi
Asst. Coach: Michael Church
Referee: Clayton Pisani
Assistant Referees: Chris Francalanza, William Debattista
Fourth Official: Mario Apap
Yellow Cards: Grioli
Scorers: 48' Jimmy Nzinga Mayasi; 88' Adrian Carabott; 90' Adrian Carabott