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Għajnsielem F.C. started the season
well with two wins from as many games.
But a winless stretch of five matches
left them hopelessly behind in the
middle of the table. This was not
championship football and with three
matches to go this looked like mission
impossible. Għajnsielem were three
points behind leaders Oratory Youths,
two points behind second-placed Victoria
Hotspurs and one point above Xewkija
Tigers. First up were Oratory Y.
Għajnsielem subdued the leaders and beat
them 2-0. Għajnsielem then overcame
Xewkija 3-1 but their joy was restrained
by Oratory Youths’ victory over Victoria
Hotspurs that same week-end. Oratory
Youths now simply needed to hold their
nerve and beat S.K. Calypsians on the
last day of the season. But the Youths
chocked and were beaten by S.K.
Calypsians who needed the points to
avoid last place and automatic
relegation to the second division. The
finale to the season, the clash between
the Blacks and the Reds assumed the
nature of a decider. Loreto Galea won it
for Għajnsielem with a header from a
Vincent Cutajar corner 15 minutes from
time. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
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Għajnsielem F.C. |
10 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
7 |
13 |
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Oratory Youths |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
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Victoria Hotspurs |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
|
S.K. Calypsians |
10 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
8 |
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Nadur Youngsters |
10 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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Xewkija Tigers |
10 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
8 |
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