Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 7814 (Terracing: 5862,
Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 155) William Shakespeare started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Antoine Bugelli kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Reynardo Arrate got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Tadzio Araico charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tadzio Araico the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 played minutes Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a freekick which was hit by Tadzio Araico. Richard Pavia, 6 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 12th minute Ádám Dobos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clayton Gerada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goal looked a bit too open when Antoine Bugelli came free, but Ieltxu Orbaneja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Clayton Gerada threw himself towards the right post 18 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aureo Valenciaga, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Seraċini Għawdxin's Clayton Gerada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ádám Dobos in the 20th minute of play. Clayton Gerada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Shakespeare in the 21st minute of play. When Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's William Shakespeare in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Seraċini Għawdxin's goalie prevented a goal. In the 23rd minute Ádám Dobos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clayton Gerada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ieltxu Orbaneja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Seychell in the 25th minute of play. Ieltxu Orbaneja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Pavia in the 27th minute of the match. A collision led to Seraċini Għawdxin getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Joseph Bruno hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Rodriguez Toresano broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 41 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goal looked a bit too open when Ádám Dobos came free, but Clayton Gerada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 played minutes Seraċini Għawdxin got a freekick which was hit by Joseph Bruno. In the 48th minute William Shakespeare shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clayton Gerada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.
The wind increased when Andrew Miggiani made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Imperio Catatumbo de Lara booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Pavia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara made a substitution. Osmundo Puertas replaced William Shakespeare. A collision led to Seraċini Għawdxin getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Richard Pavia hit a great ball. Clayton Gerada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osmundo Puertas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Osmundo Puertas managed to work through Seraċini Għawdxin's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Osmundo Puertas dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. If Andrew Miggiani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 65th match minute, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadzio Araico to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the match, James Buttigieg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ieltxu Orbaneja. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that James Buttigieg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 82nd minute, Wayne Schembri Zerafa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute Ádám Dobos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clayton Gerada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrew Miggiani during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Imperio Catatumbo de Lara booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrew Miggiani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clayton Gerada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodriguez Toresano, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. When Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Osmundo Puertas in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Seraċini Għawdxin's goalie prevented a goal. 95 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goal looked a bit too open when Osmundo Puertas came free, but Clayton Gerada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Seraċini Għawdxin eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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