Marsaxlokk 0 Balzan Youths 1
Balzan has served a further notice of their intentions to secure a berth in the Championship Pool after beating Marsaxlokk with a solitary goal.
In fact it had to be a moment of brilliance from former Valletta midfielder Dylan Grima that swayed the match in Balzan in favour. Although there was a goal between the two sides, from then on Balzan never looked back.
The results lifted Balzan to fourth place on 27 points, one ahead of Birkirkara and Sliema, albeit they have a game in game.
Jamie Pace made his first appearance for the Youths as the arrival of the former Valletta midfielder had been heralded as one of the transfer coups of this transfer window with Balzan desperate for the kind of stamina and invention this playmaker would bring.
He had been deployed in his favoured position as central midfielder alongside Nikola Tasic, with Martin Deanov and Dylan Grima out wide. He dominated the midfield in the opening exchanges but his evening soon turned into a nightmare as his debut lasted just 44 minutes before he limped off with injury.
With Pace and Tasic dominant in the middle in the opening exchanges it...
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