Heavy defeat for Young Stars against Qormi

Rabat Depiro 1 Laferla White Hart 3

The first match in the challenge cup was won by White Hart who got the better of Rabat in an interesting encounter.

The game might have taken a different had Ramon Chircop not saved brilliantly in the 7th minute off a Rabat penalty corner action.

The game ebbed and flowed from end to end without any goal scoring chances but on 32 minutes Glen Bonello shot White Hart into the lead which they held until the whistle blew for half time.

Three minutes into the second half White Hart forged further ahead when Shawn Mifsud shot them into a 2-0 lead off a Charlot Sammut assist.

Rabat reacted but did not avail themselves of a penalty corner action around the 50 minute mark.

A minute later Sammut shot low into the corner of the net as a result of a penalty corner action to send White Hart into a 3-0 lead.

To their credit, on 66 minutes, Rabat did get a consolation goal through through a Shawn Falzon beauty, the game ending with White Hart emerging victors.

Floriana Young Stars 0 Qormi Daikin 6

After having triumphed in the Super Cup last week nobody expected that Young Stars would be so soundly beaten by Qormi in their first encounter this season. After a studious start Qormi were probing the Young Stars defence and dominating possession without breaching their lines but they went ahead on 12 minutes when Kyle Micallef shot them into a 1-0 lead.

They went further ahead on 20 minutes when Juan Sarcia slotted home as a result of a penalty corner action. On 25 minutes Shameson Mifsud affected a diving save to keep his goal intact, the half time whistle blowing with Qormi retaining their two goal lead.

No one imagined the fare the second half would produce.

On 38 minutes Steve Tanti shot Qormi into a 3 -0 lead. He then scored his second on 47 minutes to shoot his team into a 4-0 lead, and a couple of minutes later he deflected a Keith Calleja goal bound shot high into the roof of the net, grabbing his hat trick and Qormi’s fifth.

Sarcia added to Qormi’s tally by scoring his second and his team’s sixth a minute before the final whistle sounded.