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Swatar Arena
Spectators: 10816 (Terracing: 8113, Seating: 2487, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mario Salerno took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute Calciatori FC were awarded a corner. Ben Galea Testaferrata went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Calciatori FC's Godfredo Thomas to fire away a dangerous shot which Patryk Siekierski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Patryk Siekierski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Krzysztof Przybylo's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Andre Fava charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andre Fava the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Swatar United FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Andre Fava hit a great ball. Patryk Siekierski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandu Vasiliu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Swatar United FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Leon Refalo hit a great ball. Patryk Siekierski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandu Vasiliu in the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krzysztof Przybylo in the 25th minute of play forced Swatar United FC's goalkeeper Patryk Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Gökmen Ülkümen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patryk Siekierski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 29th minute Gökmen Ülkümen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patryk Siekierski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sandu Vasiliu took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Patryk Siekierski. Patryk Siekierski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Patryk Siekierski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandu Vasiliu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chiratorn Wongsanam hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Löfdahl in the 37th minute of play forced Calciatori FC's goalkeeper Emanuel Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patryk Siekierski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krzysztof Przybylo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patryk Siekierski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krzysztof Przybylo in the 46th minute of play. After the first half Calciatori FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sandu Vasiliu was the one to do the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Claudio Jaccarini in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Swatar United FC's Chiratorn Wongsanam. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gökmen Ülkümen in the 61st minute of play forced Swatar United FC's goalkeeper Patryk Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gökmen Ülkümen didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 61st minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Gökmen Ülkümen ran dejectedly back to his position. Calciatori FC's Antoine Barbara was substituted for Claudio Jaccarini. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Ben Galea Testaferrata managed to get in a good position for a shot. Calciatori FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ben Galea Testaferrata was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patryk Siekierski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 70 minutes, Godfredo Thomas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Calciatori FC and the Swatar United FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Godfredo Thomas kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Mario Salerno struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Emanuel Pinho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Swatar United FC. Emanuel Pinho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mario Salerno's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Patryk Siekierski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gökmen Ülkümen, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Emanuel Pinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Salerno in the 87th minute of the match. After 94 minutes of play, Calciatori FC's Gökmen Ülkümen made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Patryk Siekierski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Swatar United FC's Kurt Francalanza was substituted for Neil Micallef. Calciatori FC played a much better game than Swatar United FC and deserved their victory. The Swatar United FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.