League

Kalahari Desert
Spectators: 10849 (Terracing: 8138, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mario Salerno took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ildefonso Fliz who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Mike Axisa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 10th minute, Guo Lin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Swatar United FC's goalkeeper Mike Axisa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mike Axisa made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Ildefonso Fliz sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Aron Ghinescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mike Axisa was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. After 16 minutes, Aron Ghinescu made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Swatar United FC's Mike Axisa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 21st minute Mario Salerno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pankracy Zawacki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mike Axisa made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Alfred Coleiro sent off a good shot on target. Pankracy Zawacki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luiz Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Meerkats FC's Pankracy Zawacki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Owen Grech Cumbo in the 32nd minute of play. If Shaun De Battista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mike Axisa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shaun De Battista, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Meerkats FC's Pankracy Zawacki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luiz Alcântara in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aron Ghinescu in the 46th minute of play forced Swatar United FC's goalkeeper Mike Axisa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ildefonso Fliz to make the kick off. Mike Axisa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ildefonso Fliz in the 51st minute of the match. Swatar United FC's Mike Axisa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ildefonso Fliz in the 55th minute of play. Mike Axisa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Coleiro in the 57th minute of the match. Mario Salerno struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Pankracy Zawacki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Swatar United FC. Pankracy Zawacki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mario Salerno in the 64th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ildefonso Fliz in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mike Axisa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Ildefonso Fliz sped through Swatar United FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mike Axisa. Meerkats FC made a substitution. 郑奕明 replaced Aron Ghinescu. Meerkats FC's Shaun De Battista got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pankracy Zawacki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Salerno in the 85th minute of play. Mike Axisa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ildefonso Fliz in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Mario Salerno had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pankracy Zawacki. Meerkats FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mario Salerno was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Pankracy Zawacki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Salerno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.