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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) After 2 played minutes Malta got a freekick which was hit by Edward Saliba. Radomil Michnik might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leonardo Da Vinci. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Radomil Michnik ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 7th minute, Damazy Joks made a precise shot to the right of Leonardo Da Vinci. Malta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Noel Buhagiar came free, but Artur Boruc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Buhagiar in the 17th minute of play forced Poland's goalkeeper Artur Boruc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Damazy Joks made a precise shot to the right of Leonardo Da Vinci. Malta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After 24 minutes of play, Poland's Damazy Joks made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonardo Da Vinci was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by John Lennon in the 26th minute of play forced Poland's goalkeeper Artur Boruc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damazy Joks in the 30th minute of the match. Zachariasz Sitko kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Malta's goal looked a bit too open when Damazy Joks came free, but Leonardo Da Vinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. John Lennon scored 3-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artur Boruc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 39 minutes into the match, Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Giovanni Demicoli came free, but Artur Boruc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damazy Joks in the 41st minute of the match. Leonardo Da Vinci made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Pier Kopacz sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antonio Navarro was the one to do the kick off. Harry Maguire fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonardo Da Vinci having to interfere. Poland's Lech Pisarcik was substituted for Radomil Michnik. Poland made a substitution. Roch Dejo replaced Pier Kopacz. Malta made a substitution. Neil Degabriele replaced Nemanja Vidic. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Artur Boruc successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Poland's Artur Boruc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Navarro in the 73rd minute of play. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliks Wojton in the 76th minute of the match. Lech Pisarcik kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Feliks Wojton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Leonardo Da Vinci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute Antonio Navarro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Malta's Antonio Navarro, in the 84th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Malta. Artur Boruc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Navarro in the 88th minute of the match. After 89 minutes, Antonio Navarro made it 4-2 with a short kick to the right side. Poland's Artur Boruc tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Malta's goalkeeper Leonardo Da Vinci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 95 minutes into the match, Feliks Wojton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonardo Da Vinci. Malta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Feliks Wojton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. Poland's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.