Ħamrun SC concluded the second round of the National Beach Soccer League at the top of the table following a 7-3 victory over La Playa de Arena.
The match was particularly intense in the first period, which produced the highest number of goals. Ħamrun took control in the second and third periods to comfortably secure the win.
Lee Joe Schembri and Joshua Olejabi each scored twice, while Nezar Abouaisha, Kyle Bartolo, and Faisal Alnakou also got on the scoresheet for Ħamrun.
Karl Caruana netted a brace for La Playa de Arena, with Daryl Micallef adding another.
Match officials were Stefania Bonnici and Andrea Naudi.
In another fixture, Sliema Beach Soccer came from behind to defeat WA Agency 4-2.
Sliema had a slow start and were 2-0 down after the first period. However, they responded strongly in the second and third sessions to overturn the result in their favour.
Matthew Agius was the standout performer for Sliema, scoring a hat-trick, with Desire Koibe adding a fourth. Mario Dominicus and Dylan Musu had earlier given WA Agency a temporary lead.
In the upcoming playoff semi-finals, Ħamrun will face WA Agency, while Sliema are set to take on La Playa de Arena.
