Dream Arena
Spectators: 10893 (Terracing: 8171,
Seating: 2505, VIP seats: 217) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Song Wei Yun took the kick off in the first half of the match. Filfla United's Etienne Blanco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Negro in the 13th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Seraċini Għawdxin's zone, Dragoş Afloarei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ján Oblak came out of the goal and Dragoş Afloarei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Etienne Blanco managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Seraċini Għawdxin's Song Wei Yun fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 17 minutes into the match, Filfla United's goalkeeper Etienne Blanco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adam Jansson. Thanks to some nice moves Samuel Griffin could shoot a difficult shot in the 19th minute, which Etienne Blanco however easily saved by the left post. Samuel Griffin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Etienne Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Neil Degabriele kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goal looked a bit too open when John Said came free, but Ján Oblak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Seraċini Għawdxin's Ján Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Said in the 27th minute of play. After 29 played minutes Seraċini Għawdxin got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Caruana. When Egon Lång came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Filfla United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Egon Lång couldn't finish the play. Song Wei Yun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Etienne Blanco having to interfere. When Song Wei Yun came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Seraċini Għawdxin fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Song Wei Yun couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Filfla United's Etienne Blanco got control of the ball when Adam Jansson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adam Jansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Etienne Blanco made a huge save. A hard shot 47 in the game by Song Wei Yun from a close distance when the talented Etienne Blanco managed to make a qualified save. Filfla United's players were relieved. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
The wind increased when John Said made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Neil Degabriele shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Etienne Blanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Etienne Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Negro in the 54th minute of the match. Etienne Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Degabriele, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute, Fernando Negro made a precise shot to the right of Etienne Blanco. Filfla United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When Filfla United's Dragoş Afloarei in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Seraċini Għawdxin's goalie prevented a goal. John Said in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ján Oblak, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Negro in the 69th minute of play forced Filfla United's goalkeeper Etienne Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Etienne Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Negro in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 74th minute Adam Jansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Etienne Blanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Song Wei Yun in the 77th minute of play forced Filfla United's goalkeeper Etienne Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filfla United's Etienne Blanco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Negro in the 79th minute of play. Adam Jansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Etienne Blanco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Jansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Thomas Sapienza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st match minute, Filfla United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raphael Agius to maneuver through the defense. Etienne Blanco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Song Wei Yun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Neil Degabriele received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Etienne Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Filfla United players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Seraċini Għawdxin from taking control. The game ends in a draw.
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