MĠARR UNITED 0-0 HIBERNIANS
Mġarr: G. D’Antuono; L. Cefai, M. Debono, Y. Mendez, A. Camilleri, B. Borg, A. Grech, Y. Carella, J. N’Guessan, A. Villegas, V. Villegas.
Hibernians: M. Cachia; N. Geren, A. Galea, G. Mifsud, C. Schechinger, N. Sciberras, F. Bartolo (70 C. Zulu), K. Chetcuti, L. Ayres, S. Vella Barberi (70 A. Ghio), S. Kabene.
VALLETTA 0-6 SWIEQI UNITED
Kricak 5, 8, 14, 35; Micallef 41; Saliba 63 pen.
Valletta: D. Grech; A. Carbonaro (46 S. Fenech), S. Caruana, E. Marmara, E. Csik, L. Zolorsano, Joelma, M. Belkis (46 K. Zammit), H. Fenech (46 I. Mohamed), I. Sultana (46 P. Camilleri), S. Bugeja.
Swieqi: P. Araujo; V. Rapa, E. Micallef (46 T. Falzon), S. Urpani, J. Flask (63 T. Scicluna), S. Abdulai, E. Koneva (46 M. Vella), A. Kricak, M. Cachia, M. Conti, S. Saliba.
BIRKIRKARA 3-0 SAN ĠWANN
Lamanna 70; Ueda 75, 90
Birkirkara: J. Zarb; G. Zahra, L. Azzopardi, S. Farrugia, P. Lamanna, M. Gauci (46 I. Stringer), Y. Grech (63 I. Camilleri), K. Axiak (46 K. Sacco), H. Sekura, M. Ueda, E. Micallef.
San Ġwann: J. Caruana (71 R. Magro), A. Rapa, M. Kasim (46 F. Al Girbi), L. Vella, H. Russell, R. Borg, M. Fanega, K. Vella, K. Paris (53 T. Muscat), N. Addo, R. Zerafa.
STANDINGS (after MD10)
Mġarr United 28; Swieqi United 22; Hibernians 20; Birkirkara 12; San Ġwann 4; Valletta.
Mġarr United have dropped their first points of the season but they stay unbeaten after a goalless stalemate against title rivals Hibernians.
The two teams met days after the Greens won the Malta FA Jubilee Cup at the expense of the Paolites at the National Stadium.
Ryan Vella’s Mġarr remain first, now on 28 points and see their lead cut to six after Swieqi United’s victory over Valletta.
Hibernians, on their part, drop to third on 20 points – trailing leaders Mġarr by eight.
Swieqi broke little sweat to beat Valletta and move to 22 points.
Serbian midfielder Andela Kricak sealed the points on her own, with four goals inside the opening 35 minutes of the match.
After the break, the Owls added a couple of goals to wrap up the win.
Valletta remain bottom with a single point to show for their efforts.
Elsewhere, Birkirkara (fourth place) put some daylight between them and San Ġwann after the Stripes scored three late goals to move to 12 points.
Patricia Lamanna broke the deadlock 20 minutes from time before Japanese midfielder Momo Ueda struck twice, including a goal deep in stoppage time to seal the win.
San Ġwann, on the other hand, remain fifth with 4 points.
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Leaders Mġarr women face Swieqi in 2025 final match
NEXT FIXTURES
THURSDAY
Birkirkara vs Valletta – Centenary Stadium, 8.15pm.
FRIDAY
Mġarr United vs Swieqi United – Victor Tedesco Stadium, 8.30pm.
SATURDAY
San Ġwann vs Hibernians – Dingli Ground, 6pm.
Leaders Mġarr United will take on second-place Swieqi United in a crucial Assikura Women’s League match which will see out the 2025 calendar year.
The Greens are still unbeaten after 10 matches but have dropped their first points after their 0-0 draw against Hibernians in the previous matchday.
This allowed Swieqi to move six points behind Mġarr after the Owls eased past Valletta in their last outing.
Hibernians, now in third place, face San Ġwann as they seek to end the year with a victory while keeping their title hopes alive.
San Ġwann are fifth on four points after 10 league outings.
Meanwhile, in the opening match of Matchday 11, Birkirkara face Valletta with the Stripes starting as favourites to take all three points.
Birkirkara, currently coached by Malta defender Charlene Zammit after parting ways with previous coach Billy Mock, are at the back of a victory over San Ġwann.
Japanese midfielder Momo Ueda scored twice in the 4-0 win, becoming Birkirkara’s top scorer with seven goals after 10 league matches.
The Stripes sit fourth on 12 points while Valletta are bottom with just one point.
