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San Gwann FC Stadium
Spectators: 6866 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1856, VIP seats: 10) If Raúl Gonzalez Pirez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edward Butters kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. When Ghaxaq F.C's Raúl Gonzalez Pirez in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Gwann FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Raúl Gonzalez Pirez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vincent Bencini was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. After having played for 17 minutes, Raúl Gonzalez Pirez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ghaxaq F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raúl Gonzalez Pirez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Nathan Scifo fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ghaxaq F.C's protests and gave Nathan Scifo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd minute, Nathan Scifo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nathan Scifo hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute Raúl Gonzalez Pirez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Bencini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ghaxaq F.C's Andrew Zarb got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raúl Gonzalez Pirez in the 39th minute of play forced San Gwann FC's goalkeeper Vincent Bencini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrew Zarb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Vincent Bencini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes into the game, Ghaxaq F.C's Andrew Zarb nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vincent Bencini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Vincent Bencini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raúl Gonzalez Pirez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raúl Gonzalez Pirez in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vincent Bencini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Raúl Gonzalez Pirez made a kick off. Raphael Anastasi hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Raúl Gonzalez Pirez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vincent Bencini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. If Andrew Zarb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Camenzuli in the 64th minute of play forced Ghaxaq F.C's goalkeeper Haitz Mendez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to San Gwann FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Arthur De Battista hit a great ball. The supporters of Ghaxaq F.C booed when San Gwann FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Camenzuli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ghaxaq F.C made a substitution. Tyrone Palmer replaced Andre Bezzina. After 68 played minutes San Gwann FC got a freekick which was hit by Alex Camenzuli. Raúl Gonzalez Pirez did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Vincent Bencini 71 minutes into the match. Andrew Zarb might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vincent Bencini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrew Zarb ran back to his position shaking his head. Raúl Gonzalez Pirez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 79thth minute, Vincent Bencini skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Vincent Bencini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Calcedonio Cumbo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ghaxaq F.C's Raúl Gonzalez Pirez got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nathan Scifo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Vincent Bencini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Raúl Gonzalez Pirez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. San Gwann FC's Vincent Bencini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raúl Gonzalez Pirez in the 90th minute of play. Liam De Luca received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vincent Bencini came out and tried to block the shot, but Liam De Luca slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 92nd minute. Calcedonio Cumbo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vincent Bencini having to interfere. When the match was over Ghaxaq F.C could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than San Gwann FC throughout the match.