Sliema register first win

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Sliema registered their first win of the BOV Winter League when they easily beat Valletta Video Slots 11-3.

Jerome Gabaretta was the star player for Sliema with five goals to his credit as Valletta never really got a look into it.

The first session saw Sliema go 2-0 up with goals from Michael Spiteri Staines and Jerome Gabaretta.

The second session practically decided the match with Sliema winning it 4-0 thus being half a dozen goals ahead at the interval.

Gabaretta was again on the scoresheet as was Zach Mizzi (2), David Fenech and Kai Dowling.

In the third session, Sliema continued to dominate and it was practically the one way traffic seen in the preceding two sessions: Sliema won it 4-2 for a 10-2 lead.

Jerome Gabaretta made it 7-0 before James Spiteri Staines scored Valletta’s first goal. Zach Mizzi and Michael Spiteri Staines continued scoring while James Spiteri Staines pulled one back for Valletta before Jerome Gabaretta scored his fourth goal and Sliema’s tenth.

The fourth session ended 1-1 with Gabaretta scoring again and Ryan Mock netting for Valletta for a final score of Sliema 11 Valletta 3.

Valletta Videoslots: R Sciortino, J Spiteri Staines (2), M Mifsud, N Farrugia, T Agius, R Mock (1), D Paolella, M Lanzon, D Saliba, A Agius, K Galea, L Gialanze, R Bonnici

Sliema Frank Salt Real Estate: J Sammut, J Gabaretta (5), D Fenech (1), M Carani, M Meli, K Dowling (1), M Spiteri Staines (2), Z Mule’ Galea, M Cordina, Z Chetcuti, Z Mizzi (2), N Bugelli, Z Sciberras

Referees: Stefan Licari, A De Raffaele