League

Balzan Arena
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mario Bezzina started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Mark Fenech Adami made a precise shot to the right of Bertrand Engerer. Balzan Rainbows's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 7th minute Mark Fenech Adami shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bertrand Engerer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bertrand Engerer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Fenech Adami in the 8th minute of the match. The supporters of Balzan Rainbows booed when Norrlands Guld was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christopher Barbara didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Norrlands Guld's zone, Neville Degiorgio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Everardo Pasqual came out of the goal and Neville Degiorgio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Balzan Rainbows getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Jeremy Ciliberti hit a great ball. Balzan Rainbows's Bertrand Engerer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Bezzina in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to Norrlands Guld getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Mario Bezzina hit a great ball. When Mark Fenech Adami fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Norrlands Guld's protests and gave Mark Fenech Adami a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th minute, Mark Fenech Adami hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Colin Cini got free with Everardo Pasqual in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29thth minute of the game Mario Bezzina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Balzan Rainbows's Bertrand Engerer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 30 minutes into the game, Christopher Barbara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Norrlands Guld's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Balzan Rainbows the free kick. A collision led to Norrlands Guld getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Adrian Abela Medici hit a great ball. When Mark Fenech Adami came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Norrlands Guld 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 Mark Fenech Adami couldn't finish the play. Bertrand Engerer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Fenech Adami in the 40th minute of the match. Norrlands Guld's Mark Fenech Adami got his second yellow card of the match in the 42nd minute. The referee ordered Mark Fenech Adami off the ground. In the 43rd minute, Mark Fenech Adami hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Everardo Pasqual made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Valletta in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andrea Valletta was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Norrlands Guld's goal looked a bit too open when Colin Cini came free, but Everardo Pasqual reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Ethan Musu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Kyriakos Siöberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarcisio Cousin in the 68th minute of play forced Norrlands Guld's goalkeeper Everardo Pasqual to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Attard's late challenge caught a Balzan Rainbows's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Attard helped the player get up and apologised. After 76 played minutes Balzan Rainbows got a freekick which was hit by Neville Degiorgio. Jeremy Ciliberti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Christopher Barbara was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 89 minutes had been played. The supporters of Balzan Rainbows booed when Norrlands Guld was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Abela Medici didn't get a good kick on the ball.