Official Cup

Saracino Stadium
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lawrence De Marco made the kick off which started today's match. Niceto Primo charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niceto Primo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to La Primera Barra 1968 getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Niceto Primo hit a great ball. In the 5th minute of the match, Kurt Attard tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marcos Canor saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 8 minutes into the game, Guido Serapio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Antoine Zahra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 12 played minutes La Primera Barra 1968 got a freekick which was hit by Nicasio Giro. Kurt Attard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lawrence De Marco in the 18th minute of play forced La Primera Barra 1968's goalkeeper Marcos Canor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 19 minutes, Ryan Padovani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Attard Gunners's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ryan Padovani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 24 minutes into the match, Lawrence De Marco notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of La Primera Barra 1968's Marcos Canor. Marcos Canor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marcos Canor was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Clyde Schembri Zerafa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 30 minute of play. After 33rd play minutes Guido Serapio shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Antoine Zahra and just under the crossbar into goal. Marcos Canor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lawrence De Marco, 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Guido Serapio to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Attard Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Josh Triganza. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Nicasio Jurdan managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Primera Barra 1968's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicasio Jurdan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antoine Zahra breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antoine Zahra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guido Serapio in the 66th minute of the match. Antoine Zahra stood somewhat misplaced when Guido Serapio came free in front of goal and shot 2-3 to the left of him in the 76 minute. Marcos Canor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lawrence De Marco in the 82nd minute of the match. After 88 played minutes Attard Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Ryan Padovani. 92 minutes into the match, Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Antoine Zahra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guido Serapio. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched La Primera Barra 1968 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.