League Play-Off

San Pawl il-Baħar
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Pierre Fava struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Roderick Fava didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for San Pawl il-Baħar. The supporters of Mistra United booed when San Pawl il-Baħar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Degabriele didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Pierre Fava came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the San Pawl il-Baħar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pierre Fava couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as San Pawl il-Baħar's Pierre Fava slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Roderick Fava. That made the score 1-0 after 10 minutes of play. Giorgio Dimech's late challenge caught a San Pawl il-Baħar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giorgio Dimech helped the player get up and apologised. Giorgio Dimech hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dylan Griffin in the 19th minute of play forced San Pawl il-Baħar's goalkeeper Carlo Catania to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pierre Fava blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roderick Fava having to make a save. After 24 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mistra United! When the match had been going on for 25 minutes, San Pawl il-Baħar's Godwin Schembri Zerafa got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Roderick Fava. Dylan Griffin scored 2-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlo Catania, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roderick Fava made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniele Bencini in the 37th minute. Angelo Pirotta kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Roderick Fava was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniele Bencini showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 39 minute of play. In the 50th minute, Alan Bianco made a precise shot to the right of Carlo Catania. San Pawl il-Baħar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dylan Griffin to strike the kick off in the second half. 61 minutes into the match, Daniele Bencini notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Mistra United's Roderick Fava. Roderick Fava was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Pierre Fava came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the San Pawl il-Baħar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pierre Fava couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Mistra United's Angelo Pirotta got a free kick in the 68th minute. The supporters of San Pawl il-Baħar booed when Mistra United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charles Cristina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alan Bianco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Carlo Catania made a huge save. In the 78th minute, Alan Bianco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlo Catania was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. When Pierre Fava came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the San Pawl il-Baħar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pierre Fava couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, San Pawl il-Baħar's Carlo Catania got control of the ball when Alan Bianco tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Pierre Fava's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roderick Fava was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Daniele Bencini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Daniele Bencini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roderick Fava was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. In the 93rd minute Daniele Bencini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roderick Fava saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, San Pawl il-Baħar's goalkeeper Carlo Catania had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alan Bianco. Louis Schiavone kicked well hit freekick during the 100th minute of the match. 101 minutes into the match, Mistra United's Simon Blanco broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. San Pawl il-Baħar had won after a very even match.