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Arena Eduardo Máximo
Spectators: 10766 (Terracing: 8125, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastian Pârcălab started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Swatar United FC booed when Eleven Young Elephants was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Savona didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frank Löfdahl scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aaron Tanti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlo Camilleri during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 8 played minutes Eleven Young Elephants got a freekick which was hit by Carlo Camilleri. In the 11th minute Frank Löfdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Tanti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aaron Tanti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Löfdahl in the 12th minute of the match. A collision led to Swatar United FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Neil Micallef hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicholas Quintano got free with Patryk Siekierski in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Pârcălab in the 23rd minute of play forced Eleven Young Elephants's goalkeeper Aaron Tanti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Koray Baycan in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patryk Siekierski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Patryk Siekierski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darren Carabott in the 25th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Eleven Young Elephants's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Pârcălab came free, but Aaron Tanti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Löfdahl in the 32nd minute of play forced Eleven Young Elephants's goalkeeper Aaron Tanti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mario Salerno in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aaron Tanti saved Eleven Young Elephants from getting behind. In the 38th minute, Mario Salerno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Swatar United FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 43rd minute, Enzo Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the match, Eleven Young Elephants's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Löfdahl came free, but Aaron Tanti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Koray Baycan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Eleven Young Elephants's Koray Baycan fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Aaron Tanti was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Mario Salerno capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mario Salerno really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Darren Carabott blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Patryk Siekierski having to make a save. Aaron Tanti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Pârcălab in the 62nd minute of play. Patryk Siekierski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darren Carabott in the 64th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Eleven Young Elephants's goalkeeper Aaron Tanti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Löfdahl. In the 72nd minute Koray Baycan 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. Swatar United FC's Patryk Siekierski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicholas Quintano in the 74th minute of play. Sebastian Pârcălab took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aaron Tanti. Aaron Tanti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Vents Ovdaks kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Frank Löfdahl kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Aaron Tanti. That made the score 0-7 in the 84 minute of play. With a little luck, Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti got control of the ball when Frank Löfdahl tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vilmos Szikora was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 90 minutes into the match. Vilmos Szikora hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Aaron Tanti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Pârcălab in the 95th minute.