San Ġiljan and Neptunes secured their places in the semi-finals of the Waterpolo Premier Knock-Out competition after contrasting victories in their respective quarter-finals.

San Ġiljan had to work considerably harder for their place in the last four, overcoming Exiles 19-14 in an entertaining encounter.

Nikolai Zammit led the San Ġiljan attack with seven goals, while Marnik Kragic added four. Russell Caruana and Matthew Zammit scored twice each, with Luigi Dimech, Jake Muscat Melito, Darren Zammit and Nico Scicluna also finding the net.

Exiles remained competitive throughout, with Kosta Anwerka matching Zammit’s seven-goal contribution. Mark Fenech, Kurt Grixti and Nathan Bonavia scored two goals apiece, while Alistair Cook added one.

The victory sends San Ġiljan into the semi-finals, where they will face Sirens.

Neptunes, meanwhile, had a much more comfortable passage into the last four, cruising past Valletta 28-6.

Neptunes were in control from the outset and produced a powerful attacking display to establish a commanding advantage before completing a 22-goal victory.

Marko Zuvela and Jake Bajada were the leading scorers with five goals apiece, while Steve Camilleri added four.

Ivan Nagaev and Luigi Malia contributed three goals each, with Julian Valletta and Sam Glibene scoring twice. Jordan Camilleri, Max Lanzon, Andreas Fava and Hendry Schramm completed the Neptunes scoring.

Pablo Chmyr was Valletta’s top scorer with three goals, while Kiyany Borg, Ken Erdogan and Daniel Tully each added one.

Neptunes will meet Sliema in the other semi-final.

The two quarter-finals therefore set up an intriguing last-four stage, with San Ġiljan facing Sirens and Neptunes meeting Sliema for places in the Premier Knock-Out final.