Friendly League

Saracino Stadium
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Malcolm Buontempo kicked off to start the match. Michael Testaferrata Olivier came free with the goalkeeper in the 3rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Charles Pace could save by the left post. A collision led to Calciatori FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Michael Hamilton hit a great ball. Michael Testaferrata Olivier succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 8th playminute. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Mario Gellel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kyle Cordina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Mario Gellel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mario Gellel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cordina, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 20th match minute, Calciatori FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malcolm Buontempo to maneuver through the defense. Charles Pace made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Joshua Demanuele sent off a good shot on target. After 32 played minutes Attard Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Patrick Izzo. 36 minutes into the match, Jeremy Bonello notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Calciatori FC's Charles Pace. Charles Pace was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jeremy Bonello got free with Charles Pace in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 41 minutes into the match, Calciatori FC's goalkeeper Charles Pace had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joshua Demanuele. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Patrick Izzo in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Charles Pace saved Calciatori FC from getting behind. After 43 minutes of play, Calciatori FC's Malcolm Buontempo made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mario Gellel was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Izzo in the 47th minute of play forced Calciatori FC's goalkeeper Charles Pace to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Patrick Izzo made a kick off. The supporters of Calciatori FC booed when Attard Gunners was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeremy Bonello didn't get a good kick on the ball. Calciatori FC's Charles Pace played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Testaferrata Olivier in the 53rd minute of play. Brandon Nappa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Gellel having to interfere. In the 57th minute Jeremy Bonello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Pace saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremy Bonello in the 57th minute of play forced Calciatori FC's goalkeeper Charles Pace to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charles Pace showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Testaferrata Olivier in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Kyle Cordina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malcolm Buontempo in the 66th minute of play forced Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Mario Gellel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Patrick Izzo came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Attard Gunners 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 Patrick Izzo couldn't finish the play. After 72 played minutes Calciatori FC got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Xerri. Charles Pace showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michael Testaferrata Olivier, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremy Bonello in the 80th minute of play forced Calciatori FC's goalkeeper Charles Pace to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84 minutes, Patrick Izzo made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Calciatori FC's Charles Pace tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Charles Pace came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Attard Gunners's Michael Testaferrata Olivier. But to his dismay, Michael Testaferrata Olivier quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Attard Gunners fully deserved thier win.