National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Horia Chioreanu made the kick off and thus started the match. U21 Malta's Tony Dougall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horia Chioreanu in the 3rd minute of play. Horia Chioreanu took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tony Dougall. Tony Dougall dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Tony Dougall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Di Mario, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Tony Dougall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Di Mario in the 14th minute of play. Tony Dougall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Di Mario in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Angel Di Mario notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of U21 Malta's Tony Dougall. Tony Dougall was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Malta's zone, Teodor Buta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tony Dougall came out of the goal and Teodor Buta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute Angel Di Mario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Dougall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tony Dougall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcu Cândroveanu in the 26th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, U21 Malta's Michael Genovese got a free kick in the 27th minute. Tony Dougall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodor Buta in the 30th minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, U21 Malta's goal looked a bit too open when Angel Di Mario came free, but Tony Dougall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Romania's Aron Cucerzan pulled a muscle in his back after 33 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 33 minutes into the game, Matthew Vancell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Malta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Romania the free kick. In the 33rd match minute, U21 Malta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthew Vancell to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to U21 Malta getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Matthew Vancell hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, U21 Malta's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Prodan came free, but Tony Dougall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tony Dougall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Di Mario, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Pierre Hili hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Tony Dougall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Di Mario, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Horia Chioreanu put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Tony Dougall. After 43 played minutes U21 Romania got a freekick which was hit by Horia Chioreanu. Tony Dougall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horia Chioreanu in the 45th minute of the match. Michael Genovese charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michael Genovese the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 45 played minutes U21 Malta got a freekick which was hit by Michael Genovese. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pierre Hili was the one to do the kick off. After 53 minutes, Pierre Hili made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Romania's Costel Pantelimon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Aidan Cacciottolo hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. When Marcu Cândroveanu came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the U21 Romania fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcu Cândroveanu couldn't finish the play. U21 Malta's Carl Gatt was substituted for Aidan Cacciottolo. 62 minutes into the game, Daniel Prodan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tony Dougall. Daniel Prodan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. Tony Dougall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horia Chioreanu in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Carl Gatt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Malta made a substitution. Brandon Zammit replaced Harry Hili. 73 minutes into the match, U21 Malta's goalkeeper Tony Dougall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ciprian Prodan. 75 minutes into the match, U21 Malta's goalkeeper Tony Dougall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Angel Di Mario. The audience thought a goal was coming when Horia Chioreanu got free with Tony Dougall in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute, Gelu Țepeluș hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Stanomir in the 84th minute of play forced U21 Malta's goalkeeper Tony Dougall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciprian Prodan came free with the goalkeeper in the 85th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tony Dougall could save by the left post. U21 Romania's Costel Pantelimon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthew Vancell in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Horia Chioreanu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tony Dougall, 1-5. U21 Malta's Tony Dougall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcu Cândroveanu in the 91st minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, U21 Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Testa came free, but Costel Pantelimon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.