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St. Francis Ravelin
Spectators: 8522 (Terracing: 6392, Seating: 1960, VIP seats: 170) John Cassar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Schiavone in the 4th minute of play. Giovanni Cini's late challenge caught a Dwejra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giovanni Cini helped the player get up and apologised. Giovanni Cini kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Dwejra's Andre Fava got a free kick in the 9th minute. When David Schiavone came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Dwejra 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 David Schiavone couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers David Schiavone in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg John Cassar saved MEPA FC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers David Schiavone in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg John Cassar saved MEPA FC from getting behind. David Schiavone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Cassar having to interfere. 32 minutes into the match, MEPA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgio Marmara came free, but John Cassar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Liam Ciscaldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jordan Zampa, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Liam Ciscaldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jordan Zampa in the 36th minute of the match. In the 41st minute David Schiavone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Cassar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Dwejra's David Schiavone nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. John Cassar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. David Schiavone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Giorgio Marmara made a kick off. A hard shot 52 in the game by David Schiavone from a close distance when the talented John Cassar managed to make a qualified save. MEPA FC's players were relieved. After a defensive mix-up in MEPA FC's zone, David Schiavone stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. John Cassar came out of the goal and David Schiavone tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Giorgio Marmara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but John Cassar was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind MEPA FC's goalkeeper John Cassar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When David Schiavone, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 59 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The John Cassar was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. If Tyron De Lucca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dwejra's Ivan Attard got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. John Cassar made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when David Schiavone sent off a good shot on target. David Schiavone could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but John Cassar made a huge save. Giorgio Marmara was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 77th minute. Dwejra's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 0-4 became the score in the 85th minute when Giorgio Marmara elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alan Vella got free with John Cassar in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. John Cassar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giorgio Marmara, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute, Giovanni Cini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.