Sliema Sport

Sliema Nexawin Beats Exiles 16-12 in Water Polo Derby

12 July 2026 By Paul Camilleri

Sliema Nexawin defeated neighbours Exiles Welbee's 16-12 in a local water polo derby, with Jayden Cutajar scoring six goals to lead the victory.

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Jayden Cutajar scored six goals to lead Sliema Nexawin to a 16-12 victory over neighbours Exiles Welbee's in a local water polo derby. Sliema built the win decisively in the middle two periods, starting level after the opening quarter and holding on despite Exiles' late recovery. The first period ended 4-4.

Sliema edged the second 4-3 to take the aggregate lead, then pulled away with a 4-1 third-period win. The fourth quarter finished 4-4. Cutajar's six goals were the largest individual contribution on either side.

J. Gambin added three for Sliema, while A. Barroso and D.

Zammit each scored two. E. Schembri, J.

Cachia and S. Engerer contributed one each. Exiles spread their scoring across seven players.

Five—Matteo Martellacci, Federico Scardino, Kostanin Averka, K. Tanti and Alistair Cook—each netted twice. M.

Fenech and Nathan Bonavia added one each. Sliema's squad: B. Busuttil, A.

Barroso, M. Porter, J. Gambin, J.

Cassar, B. Cachia, J. Cutajar, D.

Rizzo, E. Schembri, J. Cachia, J.

Chircop, D. Zammit, M. Bonello DuPuis, S.

Engerer, S. Busuttil. Exiles' squad: A.

Borg Cole, M. Naudi, Z. Micallef, D.

Pace Lupi, M. Martellacci, F. Scardino, M.