Three-way title race emerges as Marsa St Michael hand Għaxaq Wolves first defeat

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SPORTS-WIDE-BANNER-V3B-PLAYRESPONSIBLY-1870x350-1-1024x192 Three-way title race emerges as Marsa St Michael hand Għaxaq Wolves first defeat

Marsa St Michael handed First Division champions Għaxaq Wolves their first defeat of the season with a hard-fought 2–1 victory, a result that has created a three-way tie at the top of the standings. Senglea Gunners, Marsa St Michael and Għaxaq Wolves now all sit level on 13 points.

Marsa St Michael laid the foundations for their success in the first half, racing into a two-goal lead. Nehemiah Perry opened the scoring as early as the fourth minute before Uribe Rico Jeancor Stiven doubled the advantage in the 17th minute. Għaxaq responded with renewed determination after the break and pulled one back through Sebastian Nayar in the 52nd minute, but despite their pressure they were unable to find an equaliser. The match was officiated by referee Gjorgji Bitri.

In the Valletta derby, Valletta Stars St Dominic claimed a 2–1 win over Valletta St Paul’s, moving above their rivals in the table and condemning them to a second straight defeat. St Paul’s struck first through Andre Farrugia in the 11th minute, but the Stars turned the match around before half-time with goals from Kylian Steve Lucas Deshayes on 25 minutes and Abba Auwal ten minutes later. Roderick Micallef was the referee.

San Ġiljan Saints enjoyed a dominant afternoon as they cruised to a 4–0 derby win over Balluta Barracudas. Claude Jansen set the tone early, heading in a corner from Robert Veskimae in the fifth minute. Both players went close to extending the lead before the interval, hitting the woodwork, but the Saints took control after the restart. Jansen provided the assist for Oliver Hylander to make it 2–0, Veskimae converted a penalty after Jamie Bowlby Whiting was fouled, and captain Ray Forbes sealed the emphatic victory with a headed goal from a Niall Dorman cross. The referee was Paul Apap.

In the only Second Division fixture, Attard Edex Kings were crowned winter champions following a commanding 5–0 win. Lucas Almeida Carvalho netted twice in the first half, while Fayis Valiyaparambath, Ikenna Okoro and Sudhakaran Paraparambil added further goals to complete a comprehensive performance. The match was overseen by referee Sillah Alhasana.

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