The decider was needed after Pietà Hotspurs and Birkirkara finished level on 34 points at the top of the standings.

Captain Jan Busuttil, who has already made 75 senior appearances for Pietà Hotspurs, opened the scoring on 27 minutes.

Nine minutes later, Alessio Azzopardi equalised for Birkirkara with the score remaining 1-1 until the end of regular time.

The match thus went into...