Official Cup

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 7906 (Terracing: 5931, Seating: 1818, VIP seats: 157) Clayton Vella made the kick off and thus started the match. Fabian Maierhans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clayton Vella, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Edward Gruppetta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Maierhans having to interfere. Steve Rizzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhammet Cakir in the 17th minute of the match. Wolf Hanselmann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Steve Rizzo made a huge save. Seraċini Għawdxin's Steve Rizzo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Seraċini Għawdxin from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wolf Hanselmann in the 24th minute of play forced Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Steve Rizzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Clayton Vella notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Borussia Dortmund's Fabian Maierhans. Fabian Maierhans was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 32nd minute, Elias Güthoff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute of the match Edward Gruppetta sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabian Maierhans skillfully saved the ball. In the 36th minute Edward Gruppetta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Maierhans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute Edward Gruppetta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Maierhans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, William Manicolo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabian Maierhans was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. William Manicolo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Edward Gruppetta fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Seraċini Għawdxin's protests and gave Edward Gruppetta a yellow card for diving instead. Edward Gruppetta kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Muhammet Cakir was the one to do the kick off. After 52 played minutes Seraċini Għawdxin got a freekick which was hit by Reuben Caruana. 54 minutes into the game, Borussia Dortmund's Wolf Hanselmann nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Steve Rizzo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 58th match minute, Seraċini Għawdxin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reuben Caruana to maneuver through the defense. Valerio Elkuch took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Steve Rizzo. Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Steve Rizzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhammet Cakir in the 63rd minute of the match. Steve Rizzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Muhammet Cakir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Seraċini Għawdxin getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Mark De Battista hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wolf Hanselmann in the 72nd minute of play forced Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Steve Rizzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Josh Ellul during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Josh Ellul hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 74 played minutes, Borussia Dortmund's Valerio Elkuch shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Steve Rizzo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Borussia Dortmund reached it. Reuben Caruana hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Seraċini Għawdxin's Reuben Caruana got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Borussia Dortmund's Fabian Maierhans proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Borussia Dortmund from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wolf Hanselmann in the 91st minute of play forced Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Steve Rizzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Borussia Dortmund's Fabian Maierhans proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Borussia Dortmund from getting a goal against them.