Match Report
Zurrieq went into the game 5th in the table on 32 points; Lija Athletic sat 7th on 19 — a 13-point gap. Zurrieq had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 4.57/4.43 for Zurrieq and 3.57/5.43 for Lija Athletic (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.34.
Lija Athletic entered with three losses in a row. From the last five rounds, Zurrieq held 12 points of 15 and Lija Athletic 4.
Victor Tedesco Stadium in Hamrun, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. Lija Athletic led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.