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Match Report
Victoria
Spectators: 10801 (Terracing: 8114,
Seating: 2487, VIP seats: 200) Swatar United FC's Sebastian Pârcălab 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. 3 minutes into the match, Mario Salerno notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Victoria's Tommy Cauchi. Tommy Cauchi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Patryk Siekierski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keith De Fremeaux in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Hylander in the 12th minute of play forced Swatar United FC's goalkeeper Patryk Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Hylander in the 12th minute of play forced Swatar United FC's goalkeeper Patryk Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Swatar United FC's Frank Löfdahl got a free kick in the 16th minute. After 17 played minutes Victoria got a freekick which was hit by Mario Boffa. Tommy Cauchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Salerno, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Victoria's goalkeeper Tommy Cauchi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The wind increased when Szymon Dobilas made the kick off in the second half. Sebastian Pârcălab fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Cauchi having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Frank Löfdahl kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tommy Cauchi. That made the score 0-3 in the 63 minute of play. Tommy Cauchi made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Sebastian Pârcălab sent off a good shot on target. Tommy Cauchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Löfdahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. A collision led to Swatar United FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Sebastian Pârcălab hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute of the match Szymon Dobilas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Patryk Siekierski skillfully saved the ball. Tommy Cauchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Salerno, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Patryk Siekierski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Szymon Dobilas in the 76th minute of play. Ulryk Cichowski kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Swatar United FC's Kurt Francalanza was substituted for Neil Micallef. After 81 played minutes Victoria got a freekick which was hit by Ulryk Cichowski. After 81 played minutes, Swatar United FC's Frank Löfdahl shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tommy Cauchi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Swatar United FC reached it. When Carlo Sant fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Victoria's protests and gave Carlo Sant a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Victoria's Carlo Sant got a free kick in the 85th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Sebastian Pârcălab kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tommy Cauchi. That made the score 0-4 in the 86 minute of play. With a little luck, Victoria's Tommy Cauchi got control of the ball when Mario Salerno tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastian Pârcălab got free with Tommy Cauchi in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fredrik Hylander struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Patryk Siekierski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Victoria.
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