Official Cup

Dragons Nest
Spectators: 6275 (Terracing: 4707, Seating: 1443, VIP seats: 125) The audience was convinced that Narcis Răcănel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mike Axisa was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Mike Axisa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pankracy Siwy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leszek Cupial took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Peter Schmeichel. Peter Schmeichel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. With a little luck, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Peter Schmeichel got control of the ball when Leszek Cupial tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marat Beroshvili in the 17th minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Mike Axisa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Pankracy Siwy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mike Axisa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Marko Ruskov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mike Axisa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sliema Dragons FC's Mike Axisa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pankracy Siwy in the 27th minute of play. Mike Axisa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marko Ruskov in the 28th minute of the match. Mike Axisa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pankracy Siwy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute Pankracy Siwy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mike Axisa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Răzvan Ioanițiu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sliema Dragons FC's Giovanni Demicoli quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 33rd minute Baran Erozan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Schmeichel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peter Schmeichel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baran Erozan in the 40th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Sliema Dragons FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marko Ruskov came free, but Mike Axisa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pankracy Siwy in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mike Axisa saved Sliema Dragons FC from getting behind. In the 46th minute Kim Bolas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Schmeichel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Sliema Dragons FC's Kim Bolas in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's goalie prevented a goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marko Ruskov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Baran Erozan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter Schmeichel having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's zone, Baran Erozan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Peter Schmeichel came out of the goal and Baran Erozan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Medárd Horváth was substituted for Marko Ruskov. Sliema Dragons FC's Dejan Cassar was substituted for Kim Bolas. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Paulino Marin was substituted for Pankracy Siwy. An unexpectedly hard shot by Medárd Horváth in the 68th minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Mike Axisa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sliema Dragons FC's Pepe Ferreira got a free kick in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Medárd Horváth in the 72nd minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Mike Axisa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Sliema Dragons FC booed when GoooooooooooooooooooooooL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Tximitx didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's zone, Leszek Cupial stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Peter Schmeichel came out of the goal and Leszek Cupial tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Peter Schmeichel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leszek Cupial went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. When Hortêncio Coutinho fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's protests and gave Hortêncio Coutinho a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st match minute, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hortêncio Coutinho to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute Leszek Cupial shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Schmeichel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peter Schmeichel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matteo Borda in the 88th minute of play. After a rather tough play, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Hortêncio Borges got a free kick in the 89th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leszek Cupial in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Peter Schmeichel saved GoooooooooooooooooooooooL from getting behind. Medárd Horváth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Sliema Dragons FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.