Melita blanks Sirens as Cassar, Mensah and Pawley score
ST. JULIAN’S, Malta (Interstat) — Melita defeated Sirens 3-0 on Sunday, holding the visitors without a goal while producing all the scoring after halftime. Benjamin Cassar opened the scoring in the 47th minute, Eric Mensah doubled the lead in the 59th minute, and Daniel Pawley completed the scoring in the third minute of second-half stoppage time. Sirens’ season record in the competition is now 0 wins, 4 losses, while Melita’s is 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Across all competitions, Sirens are 1 win, 4 losses and 1 draw, and Melita is 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. The result followed a scoreless meeting between the teams in their most recent head-to-head match. Melita held the lead and secured the home victory, while Sirens could not respond after falling behind and finished the match without a goal. Cassar, Mensah and Pawley each scored once for Melita, which improved its overall form.