Naxxar leave it late

Naxxar L-San Gwann 2-0

Naxxar L: O. Borg, M. Fenech, M. Mifsud, E. Cerqueira Farias, J. Debono, R. Cassar, J. Ellul, A. Buhagiar (R. Mercieca 46’), S. Nanapere, B. Essel, S. Meilak

San Gwann: C. Formosa, J. Azzopardi, R. Zammit, A. Cachia (P. Kunzarov 77’), A. Borg, N. Abouhaisa (J.P. Attard 77’), C. Gauci, K. Gatt (S. Hili 70’), J. Tanti, N. Melo Ferreira, R. De Oliveira

Referee: Sandro Spiteri

Scorers: Steve Meilak 84’, Mead Mifsud 92’

Naxxar left it late scoring two goals in the last six minutes of the match to beat lowly San Gwann to move to fourth place in the standings, five points behind third placed Santa Lucia who suffered a defeat against Mqabba on Saturday.

San Gwann remain in deep relegation trouble, third from bottom with a two-point advantage over Qrendi who were also beaten this weekend.

The match was a drab affair in the first half with the only shot coming just before the break with Naxxar goalkeeper Omar Borg making a stunning save. On the resumption play was more fluid with naxxar having more of the ball and with Cerqueira Farias playing a veru good game.

A Saturday Nanapere scorcher rattled the crossbar and six minutes from time Steve Meilak fired in the top corner from an acute angle. Deep in stoppage time Naxxar sealed the issue when Mead Mifsud fired home from the edge of the area.