Positive start for Qormi

The match started with both teams having equal opportunities in front of goal.

Qormi managed to get the better of Rabat Ajax when they took the lead on the 19th minute.

Leighton Grech served Joseph Chetcuti with the latter beating goalkeeper Sean Mintoff with his attempt.

Qormi managed to stay in control for most of the match protecting their one goal lead.

In added time of the second half, Rabat Ajax came very close to scoring the equaliser. Justin Felice's header looked as if it was going into the Qormi goal but some fine goalkeeping from Matthew Farrugia kept his team in the lead.

Rabat Ajax's Adam Smeir lost another opportunity to score when his shot hit the woodwork just before the final whistle.

Joseph Chetcuti was voted BOV Player of the Match.

RABAT AJAX Sean Mintoff, Gaetano Gesualdi (55' Christian Muscat), Christopher Schembri, Ivan Carapic, Heiner Backhaus (62' Joseph Caruana), Nerijus Astrauskas, Adam Smeir, Manuel Moral Fuster, Dylan Falzon, Ryan Micallef (79' Justin Felice), Yan Cauchi.
Subs not used: Jonathan Azzopardi, Clive Brincat, Kurt Muscat, Shaun Gauci.
Coach: Silvio Vella
Asst. Coach: Joe Galea

QORMI Matthew Farrugia, Kris Thackray, Roderick Sammut, Matthew Bartolo, Joseph Chetcuti (84' Carmelo Farrugia), Abubakar Bello-Osagie (79' Alessio Cassar), Luke Sciberras, Matthew Gauci, Gabriel Buttigieg (69' Stephen Wellman), Jonathan Bondin, Leighton Grech.
Subs not used: Steve Sultana, Jeremy Farrugia, Kane Guedjouma, Dylan Pirotta.
Coach: Stephen Azzopardi
Referee: Paul Caruana
Assistant Referees: Mariano Debono, Roberto Vella
Fourth Official: Adrian Azzopardi
Yellow Cards: Grech, Gauci, Carapic
Scorers: 19' Joseph Chetcuti