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Binġemma
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Binġemma Youths's Anton Losco started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when San Ġiljan Tigers's Ugo Barbaro fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. San Ġiljan Tigers's Raymond Sammut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Losco in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute of the match Binġemma Youths got a corner. San Ġiljan Tigers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adrian Valletta ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Binġemma Youths's corner Adrian Valletta fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Raymond Sammut quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Losco in the 14th minute of play forced San Ġiljan Tigers's goalkeeper Raymond Sammut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kurt Brincat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Raymond Sammut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, Christian Grimaldi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Anton Losco came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Binġemma Youths 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 Anton Losco couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mark Bajada got free with Raymond Sammut in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kurt Brincat in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Raymond Sammut, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Kurt Brincat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raymond Sammut having to interfere. Anton Losco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raymond Sammut having to interfere. After a rather tough play, San Ġiljan Tigers's Lino Aragona got a free kick in the 41st minute. Raymond Sammut made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Brincat in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute Anton Losco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raymond Sammut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ugo Barbaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antoine Bardon made a kick off. Adrian Valletta hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After taking down the ball on San Ġiljan Tigers's corner Vince Worley fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Richard Sant quite easily take care of the ball. 72 minutes into the match, San Ġiljan Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Losco came free, but Raymond Sammut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, San Ġiljan Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Losco came free, but Raymond Sammut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Binġemma Youths's Richard Sant got control of the ball when Ugo Barbaro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th minute, Antoine Bardon fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Binġemma Youths's Richard Sant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Binġemma Youths from getting a goal against them. Raymond Sammut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Brincat in the 85th minute of the match. Kurt Brincat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Raymond Sammut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mark Bajada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lino Aragona kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of 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. Binġemma Youths fully deserved thier win.