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Kalahari Desert
Spectators: 10842 (Terracing: 8133, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dragoş Afloarei started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Meerkats FC booed when Filfla United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Francalanza didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Pankracy Zawacki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pankracy Zawacki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dragoş Afloarei in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludomil Koczara in the 19th minute of play forced Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Pankracy Zawacki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ludomil Koczara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pankracy Zawacki having to interfere. Amir Abou Jisser received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Etienne Blanco came out and tried to block the shot, but Amir Abou Jisser slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute Aron Ghinescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Etienne Blanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. John Said sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 36th minute Aron Ghinescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Etienne Blanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pankracy Zawacki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragoş Afloarei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pankracy Zawacki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragoş Afloarei, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amir Abou Jisser in the 45th minute of play forced Filfla United's goalkeeper Etienne Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute Dragoş Afloarei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pankracy Zawacki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Dragoş Afloarei in the 52nd minute of play forced Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Pankracy Zawacki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Dragoş Afloarei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pankracy Zawacki was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amir Abou Jisser in the 59th minute of play forced Filfla United's goalkeeper Etienne Blanco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Dragoş Afloarei came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Filfla United 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 Dragoş Afloarei couldn't finish the play. Etienne Blanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfred Coleiro in the 63rd minute of play. Etienne Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Coleiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Giuseppe Chircop fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Etienne Blanco having to interfere. Etienne Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Coleiro in the 68th minute of the match. Etienne Blanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amir Abou Jisser in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th match minute, Filfla United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John Said to maneuver through the defense. Pankracy Zawacki made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when John Said sent off a good shot on target. Thomas Sapienza hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the match, Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Pankracy Zawacki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by John Said. Etienne Blanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfred Coleiro in the 81st minute of play. After 83 played minutes Meerkats FC got a freekick which was hit by Gilbert Incorvaia. Pankracy Zawacki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragoş Afloarei, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. The supporters of Meerkats FC booed when Filfla United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludomil Koczara didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Aron Ghinescu 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. In the 88th minute, John Said 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. Meerkats FC's Pankracy Zawacki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Meerkats FC from getting a goal against them. Meerkats FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.