Floriana slumped to a shock defeat in their encounter against Marsaxlokk to once again yield 1st place to Hamrun Spartans. The all-important goal was scored on 82 minutes by Sunday Akinbule. Hamrun duly obliged to leapfrog Hamrun with a good win over lowly Santa Lucia by four goals to one.
Valletta also made a step forward in their relegation battle beating Balzan by a solitary goal scored on 41 minutes through Victor Luis Prestes Filho. However, Mosta also achieved a surprise 3-1 win over Hibernians to bolster their survival chances. Other results were two 0-0 draws between Sliema Wanderers and Naxxar Lions and Gzira United against Birkirkara with Naxxar and Gzira still not mathematically safe from the drop. In the dead rubber at the bottom of the table, Sirens beat Gudja United 2-0.
