Official Cup

Dream Arena
Spectators: 980 (Terracing: 736, Seating: 225, VIP seats: 19) Vladyslav Tovt made the kick off and thus started the match. Artur Lytvynchuk charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artur Lytvynchuk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Galicia Lviv's Artur Lytvynchuk got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Leonard Calleja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentyn Shuga having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Clayton Vella 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. The supporters of FC Galicia Lviv booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stephan Hyzler didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Vladyslav Tovt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vladyslav Tovt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Godwin Spagnol kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Seraċini Għawdxin's Nigel Alessandro got a free kick in the 38th minute. 40 minutes into the game, FC Galicia Lviv's Danylo Zayets nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dejan Cumbo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Valentyn Shuga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonard Calleja in the 43rd minute. Dejan Cumbo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danylo Zayets, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Leonard Calleja made the kick off in the second half. Dejan Cumbo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danylo Zayets in the 50th minute of the match. The supporters of FC Galicia Lviv booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonard Calleja didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Seraċini Għawdxin's Nigel Alessandro got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After 64 played minutes, FC Galicia Lviv's Artur Lytvynchuk shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dejan Cumbo 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 FC Galicia Lviv reached it. In the 68th match minute, FC Galicia Lviv was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danylo Zayets to maneuver through the defense. Matviy Rudnyak charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matviy Rudnyak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of FC Galicia Lviv:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Seraċini Għawdxin:s goal. FC Galicia Lviv:s Valentyn Shuga showed great skill when he stopped Nigel Alessandro:s penalty. Valentyn Shuga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nigel Alessandro went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in FC Galicia Lviv's zone, Luca Callus stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentyn Shuga came out of the goal and Luca Callus tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dejan Cumbo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Lytvynchuk in the 91st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Lytvynchuk in the 92nd minute of play forced Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Dejan Cumbo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dejan Cumbo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danylo Zayets in the 95th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the FC Galicia Lviv players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.