League

Swatar Arena
Spectators: 10810 (Terracing: 8109, Seating: 2486, VIP seats: 215) Meerkats FC's Amir Abou Jisser started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd match minute, Meerkats FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred Coleiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Pankracy Zawacki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amir Abou Jisser in the 6th minute of play forced Swatar United FC's goalkeeper Patryk Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Swatar United FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Shaun De Battista was slow to take the kick. During this time Meerkats FC's players had a chance to rest. Pankracy Zawacki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Pârcălab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amir Abou Jisser might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Patryk Siekierski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amir Abou Jisser ran back to his position shaking his head. Patryk Siekierski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amir Abou Jisser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Amir Abou Jisser put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Patryk Siekierski. In the 27th minute, Shaun De Battista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Meerkats FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Patryk Siekierski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Shaun De Battista went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Patryk Siekierski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amir Abou Jisser, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Swatar United FC's zone, Amir Abou Jisser stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patryk Siekierski came out of the goal and Amir Abou Jisser tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Swatar United FC's Patryk Siekierski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amir Abou Jisser in the 42nd minute of play. Nikolai Gonzi kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Swatar United FC were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after Meerkats FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Brian Blanco took the corner. A collision led to Meerkats FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Gilbert Incorvaia hit a great ball. Pankracy Zawacki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Tanti in the 48th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 53rd minute, Swatar United FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Shaun De Battista fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Patryk Siekierski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amir Abou Jisser in the 57th minute. Patryk Siekierski made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Amir Abou Jisser sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rd match minute, Meerkats FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shaun De Battista to maneuver through the defense. Pankracy Zawacki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Pârcălab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pankracy Zawacki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Pârcălab, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. George Axiaq kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Pankracy Zawacki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Salerno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Swatar United FC's Mario Salerno in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Meerkats FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 78th minute Alexander Tanti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pankracy Zawacki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 80 played minutes Meerkats FC got a freekick which was hit by Shaun De Battista. Shaun De Battista kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Pankracy Zawacki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Salerno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patryk Siekierski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amir Abou Jisser, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Alexander Tanti hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 99th minute Brian Blanco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pankracy Zawacki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Meerkats FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.