Prized/Friendly Cup

Aaron Jerrald
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 8 minutes into the match, Tekie-Taka's goal looked a bit too open when Casimiro Ugutz came free, but Lawrence Sammut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lawrence Sammut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casimiro Ugutz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casimiro Ugutz took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lawrence Sammut. Lawrence Sammut dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Gualterio Burutzagi came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Tekie-Taka's Mikael Bergfeldt. But to his dismay, Mikael Bergfeldt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Casimiro Ugutz in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lawrence Sammut saved Tekie-Taka from getting behind. When Los Delfines's Casimiro Ugutz in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tekie-Taka's goalie prevented a goal. Los Delfines's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Martial Goebelens in the 26th minute. After taking down the ball on Los Delfines's corner Ciriaco Selmo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lawrence Sammut quite easily take care of the ball. Lawrence Sammut made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dalmacio Etxatxu in the 32nd minute. In the 40th minute Casimiro Ugutz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lawrence Sammut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Casimiro Ugutz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lawrence Sammut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casimiro Ugutz, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jakob Alberg to strike the kick off in the second half. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tekie-Taka fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 53rd minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Casimiro Ugutz in the 56th minute of play forced Tekie-Taka's goalkeeper Lawrence Sammut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Tekie-Taka's zone, Casimiro Ugutz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lawrence Sammut came out of the goal and Casimiro Ugutz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Casimiro Ugutz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Los Delfines made a substitution. Constantino Remicio replaced Saverio Regis. Los Delfines made a substitution. Pastor Libertad replaced Casimiro Ugutz. Tekie-Taka's Lawrence Sammut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pastor Libertad in the 69th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pastor Libertad in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lawrence Sammut prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pastor Libertad in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lawrence Sammut prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tekie-Taka's Lawrence Sammut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricky Lotte in the 72nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pastor Libertad in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lawrence Sammut prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lawrence Sammut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricky Lotte in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, Tekie-Taka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jakob Alberg to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Pastor Libertad's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lawrence Sammut was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. In the 87th minute, Pastor Libertad ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lawrence Sammut was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. 94 minutes into the game, one of Tekie-Taka:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ricky Lotte shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 98th minute, Ricky Lotte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Delfines fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1.