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Mqabba
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zlatko Zahovič made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zlatko Zahovič in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matthew Sinerco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 7 minutes into the game, Severino Bueno cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Matthew Sinerco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 12thth minute of the game Zlatko Zahovič who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mqabba's Matthew Sinerco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Matthew Sinerco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatko Zahovič, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15thth minute of the game Severino Bueno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mqabba's Matthew Sinerco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Zlatko Zahovič had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matthew Sinerco. Mqabba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zlatko Zahovič was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 20thth minute of the game Severino Bueno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mqabba's Matthew Sinerco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Eleven Young Elephants's Severino Bueno in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mqabba's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Zlatko Zahovič's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matthew Sinerco was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Qu Peng Kang charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Qu Peng Kang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 28 minutes in the game, Franco Gaffiero fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Aaron Tanti having to interfere. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Severino Bueno sped through Mqabba's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Matthew Sinerco. Zlatko Zahovič sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute, Severino Bueno ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matthew Sinerco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. 48 minutes into the match, Severino Bueno notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Mqabba's Matthew Sinerco. Matthew Sinerco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Franco Gaffiero was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute, Eleven Young Elephants's Zlatko Zahovič ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Matthew Sinerco. Matthew Sinerco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. After 60 minutes of play, Eleven Young Elephants's Severino Bueno made it 0-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matthew Sinerco was left in no man's land by his defense there! 63 minutes into the match, Mqabba's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatko Zahovič came free, but Matthew Sinerco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Mqabba defense, Severino Bueno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Matthew Sinerco. The Mqabba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Matthew Sinerco should have stopped the shot. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mqabba's goalkeeper Matthew Sinerco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 76th minute, one of Mqabba:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mqabba. In the 77th minute there was a penalty for Eleven Young Elephants. Enzo Perez stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Matthew Sinerco. 0-12. Severino Bueno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matthew Sinerco having to interfere. After 82 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mqabba! When the match had been going on for 83 minutes, Eleven Young Elephants's Enzo Perez 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 Matthew Sinerco. Eleven Young Elephants made a substitution. Darren Carabott replaced Zlatko Zahovič. Eleven Young Elephants made a substitution. Becan Bauer replaced Fabio Savona. Matthew Sinerco didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Eleven Young Elephants's Severino Bueno shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-14 in the ordered_time% minute. Darren Carabott received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Matthew Sinerco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Severino Bueno scored 0-15 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matthew Sinerco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Eleven Young Elephants getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. António Silva hit a great ball. In the 101st minute, Severino Bueno ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matthew Sinerco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-16. Eleven Young Elephants played a much better game than Mqabba and deserved their victory. The Mqabba players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.