Rabat Ajax and Żejtun Corinthians maintained their perfect starts to the BOV National League II campaign with convincing victories on Matchday 2, leaving both teams level on six points at the top of the standings.

Rabat defeated Msida St Joseph 3-0, while Żejtun registered a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Marsaskala. Elsewhere, Għargħur, St George’s, Ta’ Xbiex and Għaxaq secured important victories.

Rabat Ajax maintain impressive form

Rabat Ajax continued their excellent start to the season with a 3-0 victory over Msida St Joseph at the Centenary Stadium.

The Magpies have now scored 11 goals without conceding in their opening two matches, establishing themselves among the early promotion contenders.

Cadu opened the scoring after 21 minutes, converting from close range following an assist from John Awori.

Msida threatened an equaliser when Tristen Sultana’s effort was cleared off the line by Rees Demicoli, but Rabat maintained their advantage.

The Magpies eventually secured victory with two late goals from substitute Isaac Abela, who struck in the 79th and 88th minutes.

Msida’s disappointing evening was compounded when captain Yessous Camilleri was dismissed following two yellow cards in quick succession.

Żejtun hit four against Marsaskala

Żejtun Corinthians joined Rabat on maximum points following an emphatic 4-0 victory over Marsaskala at the Sirens Stadium.

Despite dominating the opening half, Żejtun were unable to break the deadlock before the interval.

However, they emerged strongly after the restart, with Saldanha opening the scoring in the 47th minute.

Captain Randon Caruana doubled their advantage three minutes later before Saldanha completed his brace shortly before the hour.

Mathew Farrugia completed the scoring in the 69th minute with a powerful effort from the edge of the penalty area.

Għargħur prevail in six-goal thriller

Għargħur registered their first victory of the campaign after defeating Xgħajra Tornados 4-2 in an entertaining encounter at the Luxol Stadium.

Joshua Micallef put Għargħur ahead from the penalty spot after nine minutes, but Denzel Camilleri equalised in the 18th minute.

Għargħur regained their advantage midway through the second half when substitute Jamiu Hassan converted another penalty.

However, 18-year-old Gilmor Zammit-Plum restored parity ten minutes later.

With the match seemingly heading towards a draw, Micallef struck again in the 88th minute before Hassan completed his brace deep into stoppage time.

St George’s overcome Siġġiewi

St George’s produced an impressive performance to defeat promotion hopefuls Siġġiewi 2-0 at the Centenary Stadium.

Captain Matthew Gauci opened the scoring after ten minutes before Andres Martinez doubled the advantage seven minutes later with an excellent direct free-kick.

Siġġiewi created several opportunities but were repeatedly denied by St George’s goalkeeper Samuele Duzzi Nulli.

Clayton Borg also struck the post before the interval, while St George’s substitute Gabriel Teixeira hit the crossbar in the second half.

The Cottonera side nevertheless preserved their two-goal advantage to secure all three points.

Late Chetcuti winner gives Ta’ Xbiex victory

Ta’ Xbiex secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over Mdina Knights thanks to Jake Chetcuti’s stoppage-time winner.

Warren Azzopardi gave Ta’ Xbiex the lead after 31 minutes following a cleverly executed free-kick involving Andrei Spiteri.

Mdina responded in the second half, with Melchior Tonna heading home Aaron Doda’s corner in the 63rd minute.

The encounter became increasingly heated, with Ta’ Xbiex’s Erson Schembri and Mdina’s Ian Caruana both receiving straight red cards five minutes from time.

However, Chetcuti settled the contest in the third minute of stoppage time, firing home to secure three valuable points.

Għaxaq bounce back against Santa Venera

Għaxaq recovered from their opening-day defeat against Żejtun Corinthians with a convincing 3-1 victory over Santa Venera Lightnings.

Saturday Nanapere opened the scoring after 13 minutes before Andre-Joe Cutajar doubled Għaxaq’s advantage four minutes later.

Santa Venera suffered a further setback when Aaron Agius was dismissed for dissent shortly before half-time.

Despite their numerical disadvantage, the Lightnings reduced the deficit through Desire Koiba in the 53rd minute.

However, Sven Farrugia restored Għaxaq’s two-goal advantage in the 69th minute, securing their first competitive victory since February.

Kirkop and Luqa share the points

Kirkop United and Luqa St Andrew’s played out a goalless draw at the Sirens Stadium.

Both teams struggled to create clear opportunities, although Kirkop’s Quelin Micallef forced an important save from goalkeeper Gerson Mifsud.

Luqa’s Collins Gyamfi missed an excellent opportunity during the first half, while Eman Camilleri also went close after the interval.

The match was briefly interrupted by problems with the stadium’s floodlighting system.

Kirkop now have four points from their opening two matches, while Luqa have registered consecutive goalless draws.

BOV National League II – Matchday 2 results

Following the second round of matches, Rabat Ajax and Żejtun Corinthians are the only two teams with maximum points, while Kirkop United remain unbeaten with four points.