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Dragons Nest
Spectators: 10990 (Terracing: 8244, Seating: 2527, VIP seats: 219) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stanislaw Koczara took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd play minute Kim Bolas came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised André Courtois. 1-0. Templars FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 11th minute, when Kim Bolas scored to the left of an out of position André Courtois, making the score, 2-0. The throw-in from 周斐俊 in the 13th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Templars FC's Jack Nicholson. In the 18th minute Templars FC were awarded a corner. Osvaldo Alvarenga went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Osvaldo Alvarenga got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mike Axisa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 20th minute Kim Bolas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanislaw Koczara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mike Axisa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislaw Koczara, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Mike Axisa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislaw Koczara, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 24 minutes of play, Templars FC's Stanislaw Koczara made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mike Axisa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kim Bolas might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Courtois. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kim Bolas ran back to his position shaking his head. 28 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kim Bolas came free, but André Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislaw Koczara in the 34th minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Mike Axisa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 41 minutes, Kim Bolas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sliema Dragons FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kim Bolas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 43rd match minute, Templars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Nicholson to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the game, 周斐俊 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sliema Dragons FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Templars FC the free kick. After 47 played minutes Sliema Dragons FC got a freekick which was hit by 周斐俊. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Templars FC's Jack Nicholson quite brazenly broke a throw-in by 周斐俊, made in the 56th minute of the game. The supporters of Sliema Dragons FC booed when Templars FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jack Nicholson didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Bolas in the 62nd minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kim Bolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Sliema Dragons FC's Dejan Cassar was substituted for Kim Bolas. Templars FC made a substitution. Jonathan Sammut replaced Stanislaw Koczara. Templars FC's Adelino Marques managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by 周斐俊 in the 74 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dejan Cassar in the 79th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Templars FC's Jonathan Sammut slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mike Axisa. That made the score 3-2 after 80 minutes of play. In the 83rd minute, 周斐俊 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute, Adelino Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dejan Cassar might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Courtois. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dejan Cassar ran back to his position shaking his head. André Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dejan Cassar in the 86th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the game, Adelino Marques cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Mike Axisa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. André Courtois didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dejan Cassar went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Sliema Dragons FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Templars FC for much of the match.