Pieta consolidate second spot

Zabbar SP 0 Pieta H 2

Pieta Hotspur marched on easily yesterday seeing off lowly Zabbar to consolidate second spot in the standings.

It was a well deserved victory for Pieta who dominated the match for long stretches with Zabbar never coming to grips with their opponents. Gabriel Mensah scored a brace in the first half to bring his tally to eight goals so far this season.

Pieta dominated the first half with Zabbar practically always on the receiving end. Pieta’s pressure yielded the desired effect on 24 minutes when Jan Busuttil ripped apart the Zabbar defence with an incredible run before serving Artiaga who crossed towards the unmarked Gabreil Mensah who easily headed home from close range.

Pieta controlled the match and doubled the score four minutes from the break when Artiaga passed towards Gabreil Mensah who raced his way from the centre circle leaving Karl Sacco and the goalkeeper in his wake before slotting home.

In the second half Pieta left more breathing space to their opponents who however failed to create scoring opportunities. On their part Pieta toyed with their opponents with Artiaga and Busuttil in splendid form, with the latter missing a sitter past the hour.

Żabbar SP: J. Pisani, K. Borg, K. Cutajar, C. Camilleri (G. Tabone 69 min), K. Sacco. C. Magro, S. Pace Briffa, C. Stewart (S. Diacono 46 min), D. Pace, G. Adamo, A. Azzopardi (N. Silva 46 min)

Pieta H: J. Chircop St.John, T. Bartolo, C. Degabriele (S. Bartolo 90 min), A. Mizzi, G. Mensah, N. Pace Cocks (C. Gauci 68 min), D. Agius, J. Ishaya Irimiya, C. Grech, J. Busuttil, J.M. Artiaga.

Referee: Alex Johnson