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Match Report
3H Arena
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769,
Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Villiam Ekman got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Hawelka Himalayan High's Jesper Arvidsson seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jesper Arvidsson the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Hawelka Himalayan High protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jesper Arvidsson had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 2 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hawelka Himalayan High! Ernst Nordgren came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Seraċini Għawdxin's Luca Sciberras. But to his dismay, Luca Sciberras quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ernst Nordgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Schiavone in the 7th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Hawelka Himalayan High defense, Louis Mamo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ernst Nordgren. The Hawelka Himalayan High fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ernst Nordgren should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Schiavone in the 13th minute of play forced Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Ernst Nordgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Dejan Cumbo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Villiam Ekman. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Vella in the 19th minute of play forced Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Ernst Nordgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Luca Sciberras fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Seraċini Għawdxin's protests and gave Luca Sciberras a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Seraċini Għawdxin's Luca Sciberras got a free kick in the 20th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luca Callus during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 23 minutes into the match, Hawelka Himalayan High's Villiam Ekman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dejan Cumbo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 23 minutes, Kent Borre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hawelka Himalayan High and the Seraċini Għawdxin players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 23 played minutes Hawelka Himalayan High got a freekick which was hit by Kent Borre. Hawelka Himalayan High's Ernst Nordgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Schiavone in the 31st minute of play. If Mark De Battista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Hawelka Himalayan High getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Måns Rosen hit a great ball. Kent Borre hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. When Clayton Vella came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Seraċini Għawdxin 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 Clayton Vella couldn't finish the play. Dejan Cumbo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Villiam Ekman went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Clayton Vella was the one to do the kick off. Villiam Ekman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Hawelka Himalayan High's Agne Bodin got a free kick in the 59th minute. A collision led to Seraċini Għawdxin getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Luca Sciberras hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Villiam Ekman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gottfrid Almkvist took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dejan Cumbo. Dejan Cumbo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Villiam Ekman kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Ernst Nordgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Mamo in the 81st minute of the match. Kent Borre hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the game, Måns Rosen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hawelka Himalayan High's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Seraċini Għawdxin the free kick. A collision led to Hawelka Himalayan High getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Måns Rosen hit a great ball. In the 95th minute, Luca Sciberras sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Hawelka Himalayan High's Ernst Nordgren didn't even have to move.
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