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Honey Park
Spectators: 9000 (Terracing: 6750, Seating: 2070, VIP seats: 180) Julian Sultana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Frederick Pulè took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Cardona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Botond Petres succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 7th playminute. Botond Petres scored 2-0 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sebastian Sapiano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Botond Petres took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastian Sapiano. Sebastian Sapiano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. In the 21st minute, Fabrizio Hamilton made a precise shot to the right of Sebastian Sapiano. Valetta Pirates FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. The audience was convinced that Emanuel Fiteni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frederick Pulè was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. 34 minutes into the match, Valetta Pirates FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ruhut Tutuarima came free, but Sebastian Sapiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Maleth F.C. booed when Valetta Pirates FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domenic De Battista didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Jason Schembri Zerafa from long distance, 36 minutes into the match, got Sebastian Sapiano's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 38th minute Emanuel Fiteni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederick Pulè saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tyrone Tabone received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sebastian Sapiano came out and tried to block the shot, but Tyrone Tabone slotted it home off the left post making it 6-0 in the 40th minute. In the 43rd minute, Leo Friggieri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastian Sapiano was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Botond Petres capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Botond Petres really showed his touch with that goal: 7-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 52nd minute Tyrone Tabone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Sapiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Jason Schembri Zerafa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastian Sapiano was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. The supporters of Valetta Pirates FC booed when Maleth F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikolai De Marco didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Valetta Pirates FC's Frederick Pulè threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Julian Sultana, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 63 minutes of play, Maleth F.C.'s Tyrone Tabone made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastian Sapiano was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 67th minute, Nikolai De Marco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julian Sultana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Frederick Pulè read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Botond Petres blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sebastian Sapiano having to make a save. In the 74th minute, Tyrone Tabone ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sebastian Sapiano was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. 82 minutes into the game, Maleth F.C.'s Botond Petres nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sebastian Sapiano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. 85 minutes into the match, Tyrone Tabone had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastian Sapiano. Valetta Pirates FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tyrone Tabone was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-0. After 88 played minutes, Valetta Pirates FC's Shawn Seracino Inglott shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Frederick Pulè came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Valetta Pirates FC reached it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edward Chetcuti during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Valetta Pirates FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Edward Chetcuti hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Nikolai De Marco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maleth F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 13-0. There was no doubt that Maleth F.C. were the better team. Maleth F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.