League

San Ġiljan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Herbert Cornelisse took the kick off in the first half of the match. Neil Spina struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Dennis Ciscaldi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for San Ġiljan. Neil Spina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis Ciscaldi having to interfere. Neil Spina came free with the goalkeeper in the 10th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dennis Ciscaldi could save by the left post. Dennis Ciscaldi made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Neil Spina sent off a good shot on target. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when San Ġiljan's Herbert Cornelisse in the 13th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Dennis Ciscaldi was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Sliema Wanderers F.C through an amazing save. Dennis Ciscaldi was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Neil Spina capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Neil Spina really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 19th minute, one of San Ġiljan:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for San Ġiljan. Neil Spina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis Ciscaldi having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Neil Spina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dennis Ciscaldi. Sliema Wanderers F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Neil Spina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Eugenio Cardona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Montesin, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. San Ġiljan's Luca Axiaq shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 34th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Dennis Ciscaldi but with some difficulty. Neil Spina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Dennis Ciscaldi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dennis Ciscaldi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Neil Spina in the 39th minute. Dennis Ciscaldi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Neil Spina in the 42nd minute. Leo Montesin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Eugenio Cardona tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gabriel Nappa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Herbert Cornelisse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Dennis Ciscaldi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jurgen Callus during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th minute, Jurgen Callus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dennis Ciscaldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herbert Cornelisse, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Herbert Cornelisse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Dennis Ciscaldi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Neil Spina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dennis Ciscaldi was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Leo Montesin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Eugenio Cardona tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Neil Spina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Dennis Ciscaldi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Sliema Wanderers F.C's Luigi Cutajar got a free kick in the 69th minute. Herbert Cornelisse succeeded in the game's 73rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Leo Montesin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sliema Wanderers F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Leo Montesin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eugenio Cardona breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dennis Ciscaldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neil Spina in the 80th minute of the match. During the 80th minute of the match Jurgen Callus completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jurgen Callus a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 81st match minute, Sliema Wanderers F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jurgen Callus to maneuver through the defense. After 82 minutes, Herbert Cornelisse made it 5-1 with a short kick to the right side. Sliema Wanderers F.C's Dennis Ciscaldi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Herbert Cornelisse managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Ġiljan's supporters rose to their feet, but Herbert Cornelisse was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dennis Ciscaldi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Neil Spina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sliema Wanderers F.C's Leo Montesin got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. San Ġiljan had played much better football throughout.