Gzira closed to within four points of leaders Hamrun with a 2-0 win over Mosta.
Maxuell Maia reacted the quickest when goalkeeper Ini Etim Akpan saved partially a freekick by Gabriel Bohrer Mentz to fire Gzira in front inside the opening five minutes.
The second for Gzira came late in the second half Jefferson de Assis shrugged off a challenge to slot past Akpan.
