League Play-Off

San Ġwann
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Daryl Taliana made the kick off and thus started the match. Noel Testa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daryl Taliana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Benoir Dingli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benoir Dingli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daryl Taliana's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. San Ġwann Knights's Benoir Dingli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daryl Taliana in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, San Ġwann Knights's goal looked a bit too open when Daryl Taliana came free, but Benoir Dingli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daryl Taliana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jurgen Carren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jake Gordon having to interfere. Daryl Taliana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in San Ġwann Knights's zone, Daryl Taliana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benoir Dingli came out of the goal and Daryl Taliana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, San Ġwann Knights's Andrew Testaferrata Moroni Viani got a free kick in the 28th minute. The Liverpool fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Liverpool's Daryl Taliana looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Noel Testa took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benoir Dingli. Benoir Dingli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. If Noel Testa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Noel Testa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Noel Testa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Noel Testa got free with Benoir Dingli in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daryl Taliana in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benoir Dingli saved San Ġwann Knights from getting behind. Andrew Testaferrata Moroni Viani kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Noel Testa fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 62nd minute, Daryl Taliana 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daryl Taliana in the 65th minute of play forced San Ġwann Knights's goalkeeper Benoir Dingli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 minutes of play, Liverpool's Daryl Taliana made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benoir Dingli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Daryl Taliana who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Benoir Dingli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The attack was good, but when Jurgen Carren in the 77th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. A hard shot by Peter Herrera from long distance, 79 minutes into the match, got Benoir Dingli's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Benoir Dingli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alessio Xuereb in the 81st minute. Noel Testa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Benoir Dingli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. San Ġwann Knights's Benoir Dingli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daryl Taliana in the 85th minute of play. Liverpool's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Terence Gafà in the 87th minute. Reuben Gusman tried in the game's 87th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Benoir Dingli. An annoying self made goal, 0-6. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrew Testaferrata Moroni Viani during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, San Ġwann Knights's Andrew Testaferrata Moroni Viani got a free kick in the 91st minute. After a defensive mix-up in San Ġwann Knights's zone, Daryl Taliana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benoir Dingli came out of the goal and Daryl Taliana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 93 played minutes San Ġwann Knights got a freekick which was hit by Luke Gonzaga. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by San Ġwann Knights's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Terence Gafà was slow to take the kick. During this time Liverpool's players had a chance to rest. Daryl Taliana's late challenge caught a San Ġwann Knights's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daryl Taliana helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Liverpool getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Daryl Taliana hit a great ball. When the match was over Liverpool could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than San Ġwann Knights throughout the match.