Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gabríel Fernández started the match with the kick off. Melchor Egoi hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute Raimundo Gora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Paul Mercieca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kajetan Ochabski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Griffin in the 10th minute of play. Kajetan Ochabski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Owen Grech Cumbo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the game, FC Ferrauda's Raimundo Gora nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Peter Paul Mercieca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 19 minutes into the game, when Jean Carl Cassar Torreggiani put in a rough tackle. 19 minutes into the game, one of Malta:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave FC Ferrauda a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Cristiano Messi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Malta's Peter Paul Mercieca. 0-2. FC Ferrauda's Kajetan Ochabski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save FC Ferrauda from getting a goal against them. 26 minutes into the match, Cristiano Messi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Malta's Peter Paul Mercieca. Peter Paul Mercieca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 37th minute, Raimundo Gora made a precise shot to the right of Peter Paul Mercieca. Malta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. In the 39th minute Raimundo Gora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Paul Mercieca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peter Paul Mercieca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Gora, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After 47 played minutes Malta got a freekick which was hit by Mike Axisa. Malta's Peter Paul Mercieca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Messi in the 48th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Michel Böcklund took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Peter Paul Mercieca to make any attempt to save it. Peter Paul Mercieca was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Raimundo Gora capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Raimundo Gora really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. Malta's Peter Paul Mercieca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabríel Fernández in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute of the match FC Ferrauda got a corner. Malta's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. John Paul West ran over to the corner to take the kick. Peter Paul Mercieca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabríel Fernández in the 73rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Ferrauda's Raimundo Gora slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Peter Paul Mercieca. That made the score 0-8 after 75 minutes of play. FC Ferrauda's Ermegildo Giro was substituted for Gabríel Fernández. FC Ferrauda's Desiderio Handi was substituted for Miguel Ángel Russo. 79 minutes into the match, Raimundo Gora notched a goal, 0-9, to the right of Malta's Peter Paul Mercieca. Peter Paul Mercieca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 82 minutes into the game, Raimundo Gora cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Peter Paul Mercieca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desiderio Handi in the 88th minute of play forced Malta's goalkeeper Peter Paul Mercieca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Malta's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Raimundo Gora scored to the left of an out of position Peter Paul Mercieca, making the score, 0-11. In the 91st minute, Cristiano Messi made a precise shot to the right of Peter Paul Mercieca. Malta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-12. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Ferrauda eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.