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The Den
Spectators: 10834 (Terracing: 8127, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 216) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Szymon Dobilas made the kick off which started today's match. Keith De Fremeaux charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Keith De Fremeaux the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Victoria getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Keith De Fremeaux hit a great ball. Tommy Cauchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Thake, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giorgio Caruana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tommy Cauchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Thake, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Kyle Thake kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tommy Cauchi. That made the score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. Vihren Sirenyakov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Tommy Cauchi made a huge save. 16 minutes into the game, Giorgio Caruana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Tommy Cauchi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 20th match minute, Victoria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Sant to maneuver through the defense. Giorgio Caruana took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Cauchi. Tommy Cauchi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 25 minutes into the match, Victoria's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Thake came free, but Tommy Cauchi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tommy Cauchi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Floriana Celtics's Kyle Thake shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. With his leg Tommy Cauchi managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Floriana Celtics's Giorgio Caruana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Kyle Thake in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tommy Cauchi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Giorgio Caruana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommy Cauchi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Floriana Celtics's Kyle Thake shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Mats Sangolt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Keith De Fremeaux, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Victoria's goalkeeper Tommy Cauchi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giorgio Caruana. 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.

In the 52nd minute of the game, Giorgio Caruana landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nigel Petroni during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, Victoria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nigel Petroni to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Thake in the 54th minute of play forced Victoria's goalkeeper Tommy Cauchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victoria's Tommy Cauchi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Thake in the 56th minute of play. Kyle Thake received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Tommy Cauchi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Floriana Celtics's Keith Cassar was substituted for Tony De Marco. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Victoria's goalkeeper Tommy Cauchi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 70th minute Alex Testaferrata Viani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Cauchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute, Alex Testaferrata Viani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Floriana Celtics fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Victoria's Tommy Cauchi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Thake in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Thake in the 79th minute of play forced Victoria's goalkeeper Tommy Cauchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Cauchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Thake, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Floriana Celtics's Vihren Sirenyakov pulled a muscle in his back after 83 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Matthew Laferla charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matthew Laferla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Alex Testaferrata Viani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gabriel Vella kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Alex Testaferrata Viani succeeded in the game's 94th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 8-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Floriana Celtics had played much better football throughout.