The David Cluett Memorial Cup holders MFPA started their commitments in the best possible way when they saw off debutants Floriana Veterans 6-2.
Their prolific striker Aleksandar Ribic netted a brace while George Frendo, Julian Galea, Thomas Paris and Jonathan Bondin added more goals for the Malta Football Players Association.
The Greens had Gilbert Scerri who scored a personal double.
Rabat achieved a good 6-2 victory over Żejtun Red Stars in order to advance to the last four of this competition.
The main protagonists for the Magpies were Melvin Borg, Ibrahim Tarek and Timothy Zammit who scored twice each.
Żejtun Red Stars reduced the scoring margin with a double by Noel Tabone.
Gzira United registered the biggest victory of the day after a 11-1 scoreline against Hibernians.
Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza was the protagonist for the Maroons when he scored four goals, with Ian Zammit scoring a hat trick. Arthur Oyama netted a personal brace while Kevin Sammut and Daniel Mariano Bueno added to their tally.
Ilia Nazarov scored the only goal for the Paolites.
Three goals by Firaz Aboulezz and another goal by Bojan Kaljevic were enough for Birkirkara St Helen’s to beat Żurrieq Wolves 4-1. For the latter, Kevin Vella reduced the scoring margin.
