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Dream Arena
Spectators: 10864 (Terracing: 8149, Seating: 2499, VIP seats: 216) 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Eleven Young Elephants's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Neil Degabriele was slow to take the kick. During this time Seraċini Għawdxin's players had a chance to rest. 6 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 Fernando Negro. A nice corner shot did that Neil Degabriele got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Aaron Tanti quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Aaron Tanti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Negro in the 13th minute. In the 18th minute of the game Vilmos Szikora made a throw-in which Darren Carabott played forward. After a defensive mix-up in Eleven Young Elephants's zone, Owen Grech Cumbo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aaron Tanti came out of the goal and Owen Grech Cumbo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fernando Negro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aaron Tanti having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Negro got free with Aaron Tanti in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Seraċini Għawdxin were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Eleven Young Elephants's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Neil Degabriele took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Neil Degabriele got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Aaron Tanti quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 45th minute, Fernando Negro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Aaron Tanti 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. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Song Wei Yun stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ján Oblak made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Darren Carabott sent off a good shot on target. Andrea Pirlo's late challenge caught a Eleven Young Elephants's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andrea Pirlo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Seraċini Għawdxin's Andrea Pirlo got a free kick in the 54th minute. Aaron Tanti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Negro in the 62nd minute of play. Fernando Negro might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aaron Tanti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Negro ran back to his position shaking his head. Aaron Tanti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Negro in the 63rd minute of the match. Fernando Negro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Aaron Tanti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Negro in the 66th minute of play. Aaron Tanti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Negro, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute.