BOV Youth League Round-Up: Late Drama, Big Wins and Title Shifts across all Divisions

The latest round of BOV Youth League action delivered high drama, late goals, and commanding performances across all three divisions, with Pietà Hotspurs stunning leaders Melita in League A, while San Ġwann, Kirkop United, Qormi, and Mellieħa all celebrated vital victories in the lower tiers.

BOV Youth League A – Phase 1, Matchday 5

Pietà Hotspurs 3–3 Melita FC
League leaders Melita FC dropped their first points of the season after a thrilling 3–3 draw against Pietà Hotspurs, who struck a stoppage-time equaliser to secure a hard-fought point.
Zane Mangion opened the scoring for Pietà, before Melita turned the game around with goals from Mark Sammut Peresso, Ben Ismael Cisse Bacongo, and Benjamin Cassar.
A missed penalty rebound from Jean Borg reignited Pietà’s hopes, and in the final moments, Emeric Charles Coulaud grabbed a dramatic equaliser to deny Melita a fifth consecutive win.

St Andrews 2–1 Mosta
At the Luxol Stadium, St Andrews sealed a comeback victory over Mosta thanks to late heroics from Daniel Camenzuli.
Mosta had gone ahead through Russell Caruana, but Ethan Brincat Winters levelled with a stunning long-range strike before Camenzuli netted the winner minutes after Mosta’s Aiden Agius was sent off.

BOV Youth League B – Phase 1, Matchday 5

San Ġwann 4–0 Sirens
After last week’s heavy defeat, San Ġwann responded in style with a 4–0 win over Sirens.
Francisco Sousa Abel Bungo scored twice, including from the penalty spot, while João Vitor Batista Aguiar also bagged a brace to lift San Ġwann above Sirens in the table.

Kirkop United 1–0 Żabbar St Patrick
Kirkop United climbed to second after edging Żabbar St Patrick 1–0 thanks to a Carrick Saliba penalty midway through the first half. Despite late pressure from Żabbar, Kirkop held firm to secure all three points and continue their strong start to the campaign.

BOV Youth League C – Phase 1, Matchday 4

Qormi 10–0 Tarxien Rainbows
Qormi FC extended their perfect start with a ruthless 10–0 demolition of Tarxien Rainbows.
Goals came from across the team, with Leonel McKay netting a hat-trick, Zaik Briffa and Jayden Mallia Agius both scoring twice, and further contributions from Tristan Redeemer Camilleri, River Mele, and Zean Piscopo sealing another emphatic win.

Mellieħa 4–3 Mqabba
In a seven-goal thriller, Mellieħa SC narrowly beat Mqabba FC to maintain their unbeaten run.
Cody Baguley and Andrew Mifsud put Mellieħa 2–0 up before Cedric Gaoue and Jeremie-Jo Zammit Young levelled for Mqabba.
However, late strikes from Giles Mizzi and Albert Murdolo restored Mellieħa’s cushion, with Gianluca Aquilina pulling one back late on in vain.

Summary

Across all divisions, the latest matchday underlined the growing competitiveness of the BOV Youth Leagues. Pietà’s late heroics against Melita stole the headlines, while San Ġwann, Kirkop, Qormi, and Mellieħa each made strong statements in their promotion and title pushes.

Gerald Fenech

Sports Editor
Veteran Journalist