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Gharb Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jonathan Scriha kicked off to start the match. Tim Callus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emanuel Avellino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Liu Yuan Cheng scored 0-2 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juan Duca, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Juan Duca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nigel Petroni, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. If Emanuel Avellino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 24 minutes of play, Victoria's Liu Yuan Cheng made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Duca was left in no man's land by his defense there! 27 minutes into the match, Emanuel Avellino notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Gharb Rangers's Juan Duca. Juan Duca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 34th minute, Liu Yuan Cheng left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Victoria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Juan Duca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Hylander, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The supporters of Gharb Rangers booed when Victoria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Avellino didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute, Emanuel Avellino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juan Duca was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Juan Duca came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Victoria's Emanuel Avellino. But to his dismay, Emanuel Avellino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. 48 minutes into the match, Liu Yuan Cheng notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Gharb Rangers's Juan Duca. Juan Duca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emanuel Avellino was the one to do the kick off. Tim Callus charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tim Callus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Gharb Rangers getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Tim Callus hit a great ball. Juan Duca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuel Avellino in the 56th minute. Tim Callus got his second yellow card in the match during the 57th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 57th match minute, Gharb Rangers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Callus to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Gharb Rangers's Roberto Teuma Castelletti got a free kick in the 60th minute. When Jonathan Scriha fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gharb Rangers's protests and gave Jonathan Scriha a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd minute, Jonathan Scriha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Neville Depasquale kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Emanuel Avellino took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Juan Duca to make any attempt to save it. After 74 minutes of play, Victoria's Emanuel Avellino made it 0-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Duca was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juan Duca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Hylander, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Gharb Rangers's Juan Duca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Gharb Rangers from getting a goal against them. Gharb Rangers's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Fredrik Hylander scored to the left of an out of position Juan Duca, making the score, 0-11. Juan Duca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Avellino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Duca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dennis Flask in the 84th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emanuel Avellino in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juan Duca prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 94 minutes into the match, Gharb Rangers's Jonathan Scriha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Cauchi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Gharb Rangers getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Brandon Piscopo hit a great ball. In the 96th minute of the match, Emanuel Avellino got a very nice opportunity to score, but Juan Duca was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Nigel Petroni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Victoria's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.