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Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Tonio Buttigieg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abe Rose's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Malta's Tonio Buttigieg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abe Rose in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Malta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alberto Huntington was slow to take the kick. During this time Australia's players had a chance to rest. Stephan Blackham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rosario Ambinette, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Incorvaia in the 20th minute of play forced Australia's goalkeeper Stephan Blackham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abe Rose in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tonio Buttigieg saved Malta from getting behind. 23 minutes into the game, one of Malta:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Australia a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Brice Obree, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Malta's Tonio Buttigieg. 0-2. Stephan Blackham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Incorvaia, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Abe Rose's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tonio Buttigieg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Abe Rose sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tonio Buttigieg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abe Rose, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute, Abe Rose ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tonio Buttigieg was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Tonio Buttigieg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Huntington in the 38th minute of the match. Abe Rose scored 0-4 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tonio Buttigieg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Malta's Evan Bardon was substituted for Evan Worley. When Elliot Rishton in the 60th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Tonio Buttigieg kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-5 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. 63 minutes into the game, Elliot Rishton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Tonio Buttigieg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rosario Ambinette in the 69th minute of play forced Australia's goalkeeper Stephan Blackham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute Leo Incorvaia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stephan Blackham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Malta's Ugo Filletti was substituted for Rosario Ambinette. Stephan Blackham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fiobian Salamone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elliot Rishton in the 83rd minute of play forced Malta's goalkeeper Tonio Buttigieg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the game, Australia's Elliot Rishton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tonio Buttigieg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Elliot Rishton blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tonio Buttigieg having to make a save. Tonio Buttigieg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elliot Rishton, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 93rd minute Evan Bardon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stephan Blackham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Australia's Stephan Blackham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Incorvaia in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle went the supporters of Australia were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Malta side.