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Għaxaq
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Highbury Boys 1896's Malcolm Farrugia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Clayvon Gatt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malcolm Farrugia, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Clayvon Gatt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sindre Tverberg in the 7th minute of the match. When Malcolm Farrugia came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Highbury Boys 1896 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 Malcolm Farrugia couldn't finish the play. Lauro Meli Bugeja kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Clayvon Gatt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malcolm Farrugia in the 12th minute of the match. Lauro Meli Bugeja hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. When Malcolm Farrugia came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Highbury Boys 1896 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 Malcolm Farrugia couldn't finish the play. Sigfred Michaely received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Clayvon Gatt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Malcolm Farrugia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Malcolm Farrugia sped through Għaxaq St Paul's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Clayvon Gatt. Clayvon Gatt didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Highbury Boys 1896's Malcolm Farrugia shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. 26 minutes into the match, Għaxaq St Paul's goal looked a bit too open when Sigfred Michaely came free, but Clayvon Gatt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikolai Mercieca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baran Eroğlu having to interfere. 29 minutes into the game, Malcolm Farrugia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Clayvon Gatt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Malcolm Farrugia might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Clayvon Gatt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Malcolm Farrugia ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Malcolm Farrugia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clayvon Gatt was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malcolm Farrugia in the 37th minute of play forced Għaxaq St Paul's goalkeeper Clayvon Gatt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sigfred Michaely sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sigfred Michaely recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Malcolm Farrugia in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clayvon Gatt saved Għaxaq St Paul from getting behind. In the 48th minute, Malcolm Farrugia made a precise shot to the right of Clayvon Gatt. Għaxaq St Paul's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Sigfred Michaely in the 59th minute of play forced Għaxaq St Paul's goalkeeper Clayvon Gatt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Malcolm Farrugia's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Clayvon Gatt skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Malcolm Farrugia came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Highbury Boys 1896 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 Malcolm Farrugia couldn't finish the play. Sigfred Michaely scored 0-6 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Clayvon Gatt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Malcolm Farrugia struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Clayvon Gatt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Highbury Boys 1896. Malcolm Farrugia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Clayvon Gatt having to make a save. Għaxaq St Paul's Clayvon Gatt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sigfred Michaely in the 72nd minute of play. Sindre Tverberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the match, Malcolm Farrugia notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Għaxaq St Paul's Clayvon Gatt. Clayvon Gatt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 80 played minutes Għaxaq St Paul got a freekick which was hit by Juan Guerriera. 87 minutes into the game, James Harmsworth was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Għaxaq St Paul's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Highbury Boys 1896 the free kick. James Harmsworth kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Għaxaq St Paul's Clayvon Gatt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Għaxaq St Paul from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Għaxaq St Paul's Lauro Meli Bugeja got a free kick in the 91st minute. Highbury Boys 1896's Malcolm Farrugia got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Highbury Boys 1896 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Għaxaq St Paul.