Sleepy Hollow
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139,
Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Leonard Calleja started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of The Handsome Wizards UTD booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raymond Rapa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlton Houghton might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dejan Cumbo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlton Houghton ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 6th minute, Leonard Calleja made a precise shot to the right of Brett Guest. The Handsome Wizards UTD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Brett Guest took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timothy Cini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 played minutes The Handsome Wizards UTD got a freekick which was hit by Chris Barber. Brett Guest took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Calleja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brett Guest made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacob Bezzina in the 17th minute of play. After 18 minutes of play, Seraċini Għawdxin's Leonard Calleja made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brett Guest was left in no man's land by his defense there! 21 minutes into the match, The Handsome Wizards UTD's goal looked a bit too open when Jacob Bezzina came free, but Brett Guest reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brett Guest showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timothy Cini, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After a rather tough play, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Robin Silk got a free kick in the 26th minute. After a defensive mix-up in The Handsome Wizards UTD's zone, Leonard Calleja stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Brett Guest came out of the goal and Leonard Calleja tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 28th minute, Leonard Calleja left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Seraċini Għawdxin fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Brett Guest took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timothy Cini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, Timothy Cini notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of The Handsome Wizards UTD's Brett Guest. Brett Guest was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Brett Guest showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roderick Cachia Zammit in the 45th minute of the match. Leonard Calleja took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Brett Guest. Brett Guest dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlton Houghton to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Jacob Bezzina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brett Guest saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Seraċini Għawdxin's Jacob Bezzina slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Brett Guest. That made the score 0-6 after 57 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, Seraċini Għawdxin's Roderick Cachia Zammit got a free kick in the 60th minute. Dejan Cumbo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlton Houghton's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Brett Guest took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roderick Cachia Zammit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Handsome Wizards UTD's defense didn't have a chance, in the 64th minute, when Leonard Calleja scored to the left of an out of position Brett Guest, making the score, 0-7. The Handsome Wizards UTD's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Jacob Bezzina scored to the left of an out of position Brett Guest, making the score, 0-8. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Jay Kennedy pulled a muscle in his back after 70 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonard Calleja during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Seraċini Għawdxin's Leonard Calleja got a free kick in the 72nd minute. The Handsome Wizards UTD's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Jacob Bezzina scored to the left of an out of position Brett Guest, making the score, 0-10. Brett Guest took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roderick Cachia Zammit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Seraċini Għawdxin's Jacob Bezzina ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Brett Guest. Brett Guest yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-12. After having played for 90 minutes, Leonard Calleja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seraċini Għawdxin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonard Calleja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carlton Houghton's late challenge caught a Seraċini Għawdxin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlton Houghton helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Seraċini Għawdxin booed when The Handsome Wizards UTD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlton Houghton didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute Roderick Cachia Zammit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brett Guest saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 played minutes The Handsome Wizards UTD got a freekick which was hit by Ed Markham. Seraċini Għawdxin's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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