Malta Independent

Qormi break all time record

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Qormi Daikin Laferla White Hart

Umpires: Galea James Mizzi

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Nathan

Qormi hit White Hart for the proverbial bakers’ dozen. Fresh from their championsh­ip triumph they hit thirteen past White Hart, establishi­ng a scoring record of 56 goals in a season, and were 4 – 0 up by the 12th minute. Jonathan Pace scored the first in the third minute. Juan Sarcia scored Qormi’s second four minutes later as a result of a penalty corner award. On 10 minutes Keith Bajada shot Qormi into a 3 – 0 lead and two minutes later John Williams grabbed his team’s fourth goal with a crisp shot from the top of the D.

On 16 minutes Steve Tanti netted to send his team five goals up. On 23 minutes Bajada scored his second and his team’s sixth. Tanti scored his second on 25 minutes and his team’s seventh . Four minutes later White Hart hit the top of the post but they were punished further when just before the half time whistle blew Zachary Degiovanni shot Qormi into an 8 -0 lead.

This one-sided contest continued in the second half with Qormi in full flow. On 38 minutes Keith Calleja scored a gem of a goal with a reverse hit low into the far corner to register his team’s ninth goal. It was ten minutes later when Thomas Degiovanni brought the tally into double figures. On 55 minutes Ayrton Falzon hit Qormi’s 11th goal and five minutes later Tanti grabbed his hat trick to send his team into a 12 – 0 lead. On64 minutes Williams notched his second goal, pushing home from close range to complete this record breaking season from a rampant Qormi performanc­e.

Rabat Depiro Floriana Y. Stars

Umpires: Keith Calleja

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Shawn Mifsud

A highly entertaini­ng encounter with defences on top in the early stages and most of the action concentrat­ed in mid field. On 20 minutes Young Stars went into a 1 – 0 lead when Luigi Spignolo netted. Rabat reacted and shared exchanges for the rest of the half, not taking advantage of a penalty corner award around the 30 minute mark. Two minutes later Ciarlo Antonelli picked up the pieces to push home from close range and equalise for Rabat, the game remaining evenly balanced at 1 – 1 at the interval.

The deadlocked position continued to prevail in the second half with the tempo raised as both teams strove to forge ahead.

Rabat did not take advantage of two penalty corner awards mid way through the half while Young Stars did likewise on the 54th and 62nd minute. Two minutes before the final whistle Rabat just missed the opportunit­y to go ahead while just seconds before the end Young Stars did not avail themselves of a penalty corner opportunit­y to leave this balanced encounter unchanged at 1–1 .

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