Official Cup

Estadio La Scaloneta
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Xu Quan Song made the kick off which started today's match. Lolo Lorenzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacob Mahoney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michele Doublet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Quan Song in the 10th minute of play. Michael Borg Xuereb hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Sebastian Fagondo was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 17 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in La Scaloneta's zone, Kurt Francalanza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lolo Lorenzo came out of the goal and Kurt Francalanza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 21 minutes into the game, Jacob Mahoney cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Lolo Lorenzo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lolo Lorenzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Micallef, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 28 minutes into the match, La Scaloneta's goal looked a bit too open when Jacob Mahoney came free, but Lolo Lorenzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anacleto Lauro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Michael Borg Xuereb made in the 35th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by La Scaloneta's Gustavo Araoz. Neil Testaferrata Olivier took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lolo Lorenzo. Lolo Lorenzo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. La Scaloneta's Lolo Lorenzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Abela in the 39th minute of play. La Scaloneta's Lolo Lorenzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacob Mahoney in the 40th minute of play. Anacleto Lauro hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Angelo Abela to make the kick off. Lolo Lorenzo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Neil Micallef in the 50th minute. In the 53rd minute, Neil Micallef ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lolo Lorenzo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. If Filomeno Sidro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute, Evaristo Txaran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of La Scaloneta booed when Swatar United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Neil Testaferrata Olivier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filomeno Sidro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lolo Lorenzo made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Jacob Mahoney sent off a good shot on target. Swatar United FC's Neil Micallef got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 69 minutes, Daniel Ghigo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Swatar United FC and the La Scaloneta players grew even worse after the yellow card. Daniel Ghigo kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Evaristo Txaran hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute Angelo Abela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lolo Lorenzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Jacob Mahoney took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Lolo Lorenzo to make any attempt to save it. If David Jobo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Prudencio Lauren hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute, Baltasar Maurin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kurt Francalanza struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Lolo Lorenzo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Swatar United FC. Lolo Lorenzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Abela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.