Friendly League

Kalahari Desert
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes of play, Meerkats FC's Christopher Camilleri made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Esbjörn Hökqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Stephen Saliba in the 7th minute of play forced Jörlanda's goalkeeper Esbjörn Hökqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Jörlanda's goalkeeper Esbjörn Hökqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christopher Camilleri. With his leg Esbjörn Hökqvist managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when Meerkats FC's Christopher Camilleri fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Glenn Tabone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carl Chircop fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esbjörn Hökqvist having to interfere. Christopher Camilleri struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Esbjörn Hökqvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Meerkats FC. The supporters of Meerkats FC booed when Jörlanda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sune Lindgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carl Chircop sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 21 played minutes Jörlanda got a freekick which was hit by Sune Lindgren. After 22 played minutes Jörlanda got a freekick which was hit by Bo Nyberg. 25 minutes into the game, Gianluca Dalli threw the ball into play from the sideline. Jörlanda's Peter Wahlström quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 29 minutes into the game, Gianluca Dalli threw the ball into play from the sideline. Jörlanda's Peter Wahlström quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Glenn Tabone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Esbjörn Hökqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stephen Saliba in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Esbjörn Hökqvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 41 minutes into the game, Nathan Sant threw the ball into play from the sideline. Jörlanda's Rickard Kinnman quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Esbjörn Hökqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christopher Camilleri in the 43rd minute of play. Stephen Saliba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute, Simon Mogren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Glenn Tabone took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Esbjörn Hökqvist to make any attempt to save it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Simon Mogren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jörlanda's Esbjörn Hökqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stephen Saliba in the 57th minute of play. After 59 played minutes Meerkats FC got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Seracino. In the 61st minute, Nicholas Grixti 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. Sune Lindgren charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sune Lindgren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Meerkats FC booed when Jörlanda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sune Lindgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jörlanda's Esbjörn Hökqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christopher Camilleri in the 66th minute of play. Christopher Camilleri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Christopher Camilleri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esbjörn Hökqvist was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Glenn Tabone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Esbjörn Hökqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christopher Camilleri in the 72nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Meerkats FC's Glenn Tabone got a free kick in the 75th minute. Esbjörn Hökqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christopher Camilleri, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Alexander Micallef received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Esbjörn Hökqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glenn Tabone in the 95th minute of play forced Jörlanda's goalkeeper Esbjörn Hökqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 97 minutes of play, Meerkats FC's Carl Chircop made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Esbjörn Hökqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Meerkats FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.