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Tal-Ħandaq
Spectators: 7999 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexander Cilia kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Kyle Gabarretta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kyle Jaccarini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Juve 32 booed when AC Trampi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul Lowell didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Leonard Tufignio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kyle Jaccarini. AC Trampi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonard Tufignio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 23rd minute of the match Carlo Gatt shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kyle Jaccarini showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. AC Trampi's Kyle Jaccarini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Tufignio in the 24th minute of play. AC Trampi's Kyle Jaccarini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Gabarretta in the 25th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Juve 32's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Cilia came free, but Roderick Busuttil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyle Gabarretta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Kyle Gabarretta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th match minute, AC Trampi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Herbert Bajo to maneuver through the defense. Kyle Jaccarini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonard Tufignio in the 37th minute of play. After 40 minutes, Neil Ciantar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juve 32 and the AC Trampi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Juve 32's Roderick Busuttil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Cilia in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th match minute, Juve 32 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frederick Montanaro to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Juve 32 were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonard Tufignio made a kick off. Kyle Gabarretta took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kyle Jaccarini. Kyle Jaccarini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 60th minute Jonathan Refalo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roderick Busuttil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexander Cilia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roderick Busuttil having to interfere. Kyle Jaccarini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Tufignio in the 70th minute of the match. Kyle Jaccarini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Tufignio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Alexander Cilia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Trampi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Refalo in the 85th minute of play forced Juve 32's goalkeeper Roderick Busuttil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Alexander Cilia 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. Alexander Cilia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roderick Busuttil having to interfere.