League Play-Off

Kemmunett
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jacob Degiorgio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jurgen Chircop showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacob Degiorgio, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Jurgen Chircop made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ben Griffin in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Vancell in the 14th minute of play forced Red Redemption's goalkeeper Owen Bruno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Owen Bruno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clayton Vancell, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Anton Lowell's shot from long distance in the 25th minute was not bad at all, but Parisot FC's Jurgen Chircop knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Paul Bartolo charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paul Bartolo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st minute of the match, Ben Griffin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jurgen Chircop was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Owen Bruno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clayton Vancell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Red Redemption's goal looked a bit too open when Matthew Nappa came free, but Owen Bruno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Owen Bruno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthew Nappa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniele Carbonaro hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Owen Bruno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clayton Vancell in the 39th minute of the match. The supporters of Parisot FC booed when Red Redemption was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthew Zahra didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Matthew Nappa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Owen Bruno was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Matthew Nappa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Owen Bruno having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Matthew Nappa was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Red Redemption getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Joseph Bigeni hit a great ball. Joseph Bigeni's late challenge caught a Parisot FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joseph Bigeni helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matthew Nappa in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Owen Bruno prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jacob Degiorgio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Lawrence Vella fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Parisot FC's protests and gave Lawrence Vella a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Parisot FC's Lawrence Vella got a free kick in the 59th minute. Jurgen Chircop showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacob Degiorgio, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 67thth minute of the game Matthew Nappa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Red Redemption's Owen Bruno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. During the 70th minute of the match Joseph Bigeni completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Joseph Bigeni a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Joseph Bigeni hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Matthew Nappa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Parisot FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Matthew Nappa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Owen Bruno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthew Nappa in the 76th minute of play forced Red Redemption's goalkeeper Owen Bruno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Parisot FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Paul Bartolo hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, Ben Griffin notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Parisot FC's Jurgen Chircop. Jurgen Chircop was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Parisot FC's Paul Bartolo got a free kick in the 84th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clayton Vancell got free with Owen Bruno in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Matthew Nappa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Clayton Vancell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Owen Bruno having to interfere. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Red Redemption were victorious despite being under pressure from Parisot FC for much of the match.