National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 5150 (Terracing: 3863, Seating: 1184, VIP seats: 103) Alfred Xriha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alfred Xriha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darren Vatinel having to interfere. With a little luck, France's Darren Vatinel got control of the ball when Andrew Griffiths tried to sneak it across the goal line. France's Darren Vatinel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save France from getting a goal against them. In the 11th minute of the match Malta got a corner. France's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antonio Miceli Farrugia ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Malta's goalkeeper Cleaven Trevisan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Darren Vatinel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Xriha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cyprien Bourry scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cleaven Trevisan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cleaven Trevisan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyprien Bourry in the 22nd minute of play. Cleaven Trevisan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyprien Bourry in the 27th minute of the match. In the 29thth minute of the game Alfred Xriha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but France's Darren Vatinel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cleaven Trevisan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyprien Bourry in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfred Xriha in the 33rd minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Darren Vatinel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cleaven Trevisan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyprien Bourry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. France's Cyprien Bourry managed to work through Malta's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Cyprien Bourry dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. In the 38thth minute of the game Cyprien Bourry who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Malta's Cleaven Trevisan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When France's Cyprien Bourry in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Malta's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cyprien Bourry in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cleaven Trevisan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Malta booed when France was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Lachapelle didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Cyprien Bourry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cleaven Trevisan was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. In the 47th minute Alfred Xriha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darren Vatinel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Lucas Lachapelle made the kick off in the second half. Cleaven Trevisan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cyprien Bourry's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Malta's goalkeeper Cleaven Trevisan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bertrand Giordmaina kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute Lucas Lachapelle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cleaven Trevisan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cleaven Trevisan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyprien Bourry in the 61st minute of the match. A hard shot 65 in the game by Cyprien Bourry from a close distance when the talented Cleaven Trevisan managed to make a qualified save. Malta's players were relieved. In the 66th minute, Cyprien Bourry ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cleaven Trevisan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. France's Patrice Larue was substituted for Lucas Lachapelle. Malta's Charlton Privitera was substituted for Alfred Xriha. Malta made a substitution. Victor Muscat replaced Thiago Silva. France made a substitution. Farid Tétard replaced Geoffrey Boinot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cyprien Bourry in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cleaven Trevisan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 72 minutes Malta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Malik Lancelin who took care of the corner kick. A hard shot 74 in the game by Cyprien Bourry from a close distance when the talented Cleaven Trevisan managed to make a qualified save. Malta's players were relieved. Cleaven Trevisan didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 78th minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. Cleaven Trevisan made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Cyprien Bourry sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rd minute, Lino Balzan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Darren Vatinel was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Bertrand Giordmaina got a throw-in 85 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Andrew Griffiths. Darren Vatinel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrew Griffiths, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Malta's goal looked a bit too open when Cyprien Bourry came free, but Cleaven Trevisan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the game, Cyprien Bourry lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Cleaven Trevisan. The Malta supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching France's performance. The match ended with a win for France.