San Ġiljan MAA Daikin and Neptunes BGM will contest the BOV Knockout Premier Division final after both recorded convincing victories in Saturday’s semi-finals.

San Ġiljan produced a strong second-half performance to defeat Sirens Build Fitness 16-7, while Neptunes BGM overcame Sliema NexaWin 16-9.

San Ġiljan overcome Sirens

San Ġiljan had to recover from a difficult opening quarter against Sirens, who led 3-2 after the first eight minutes.

Sirens took the initiative early, but San Ġiljan remained within touching distance before taking control in the second quarter. They outscored Sirens 4-1 during the session to turn the match around and establish a 6-4 half-time advantage.

San Ġiljan then extended their lead in the third quarter, scoring five times while conceding just once. They entered the final period with an 11-5 advantage.

The final quarter followed a similar pattern, with San Ġiljan maintaining their control and eventually completing a 16-7 victory.

Jerko Marinic-Kragic and Nikolai Zammit led the way with four goals each. Jake Muscat Melito and Matthew Zammit scored twice, while Ben Plumpton, Jeremy Abela, Luigi Dimech and Dean Bugeja also found the net.

Sirens were led by Daniel Angyal, who scored five of their seven goals, with Matthew Sciberras and Matthew Mifsud adding one each.

The quarter scores were 2-3, 4-1, 5-1 and 5-2 in San Ġiljan’s favour.

Neptunes defeat Sliema

Neptunes BGM also secured their place in the final with a 16-9 victory over Sliema NexaWin.

Neptunes made a positive start and led 5-3 after the opening quarter, with Sliema remaining competitive during the early exchanges.

The second quarter proved decisive. Neptunes scored six goals while conceding only once, opening up an 11-4 lead at half-time.

They continued to dominate in the third quarter, adding three more goals and allowing Sliema just one as the advantage grew to 14-5.

Sliema responded strongly in the final session, scoring four goals, but Neptunes remained in control and added two of their own to complete the 16-9 victory.

Stevie Camilleri was Neptunes’ leading scorer with five goals, while Ivan Nagaev contributed four. Julian Valletta and Marko Zuvela scored twice each, with Max Lanzon, Sam Gialanze and Jake Bajada also on target.

Jayden Cutajar scored three goals for Sliema, while Jake Cachia added two. James Gambin, Jayden Cassar, Elijah Schembri and Julian Chircop scored once each.

The quarter scores were 5-3, 6-1, 3-1 and 2-4 in Neptunes’ favour.

The results set up a BOV Knockout Premier Division final between San Ġiljan MAA Daikin and Neptunes BGM, after both teams produced commanding semi-final performances.