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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Peter Paul Busuttil started the match with the kick off. Frederick Cini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Ashley Domancich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Peter Paul Busuttil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ashley Domancich was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Brian Scicluna could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Ashley Domancich made a huge save. 12 minutes into the match, Peter Paul Busuttil dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ashley Domancich, 1-0. A hard shot 17 in the game by Frederick Cini from a close distance when the talented Ashley Domancich managed to make a qualified save. Santa Venera's players were relieved. Peter Paul Busuttil might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ashley Domancich. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Peter Paul Busuttil ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Santa Venera's zone, Frederick Cini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ashley Domancich came out of the goal and Frederick Cini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Frederick Cini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th match minute, Santa Venera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Neil Marmara to maneuver through the defense. Peter Paul Busuttil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the game, Frederick Cini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Ashley Domancich was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Frederick Cini who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 34thth minute tested the skills of Ashley Domancich when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Godwin Mumford stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luciano Cesare's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. In the 39th minute, Marc Sciberras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frederick Cini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Ashley Domancich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luciano Cesare stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ashley Domancich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Paul Busuttil in the 61st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Frederick Cini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yolo AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Frederick Cini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ashley Domancich breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Yolo AFC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Victor Grimaud hit a great ball. In the 67th minute of the match Ryan Engerer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Godwin Mumford showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Yolo AFC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Bjorn Demicoli hit a great ball. Ashley Domancich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Paul Busuttil in the 72nd minute of the match. Frederick Cini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Ashley Domancich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peter Paul Busuttil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santa Venera's Simon Giordano got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 89 minutes, Brian Scicluna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yolo AFC and the Santa Venera players grew even worse after the yellow card. Brian Scicluna hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 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. Yolo AFC fully deserved thier win.