League

Siggiewi FC Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adam Debono kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Formosa in the 3rd minute of play forced Siggiewi FC's goalkeeper Gianluca Stellini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sliema Spurs's Christian Bugeja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Debono in the 7th minute of play. In the 15th minute Adam Debono shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Bugeja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Siggiewi FC's zone, Gilbert Testaferrata Bonici stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gianluca Stellini came out of the goal and Gilbert Testaferrata Bonici tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Edward Bigeni succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 21st playminute. Gilbert Testaferrata Bonici might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gianluca Stellini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilbert Testaferrata Bonici ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilbert Testaferrata Bonici in the 31st minute of play forced Siggiewi FC's goalkeeper Gianluca Stellini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 minutes, Mario Debono mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Siggiewi FC and the Sliema Spurs players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Sliema Spurs booed when Siggiewi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Debono didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Formosa in the 40th minute of play forced Siggiewi FC's goalkeeper Gianluca Stellini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Alan Formosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gianluca Stellini was relentless in the 45th minute of the game.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilbert Testaferrata Bonici to make the kick off. When Edward Bigeni came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Siggiewi FC 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 Edward Bigeni couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilbert Testaferrata Bonici in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gianluca Stellini saved Siggiewi FC from getting behind. Lawrence Dalli charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lawrence Dalli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sliema Spurs's Lawrence Dalli got a free kick in the 56th minute. Sliema Spurs were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Siggiewi FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Anthony Alamango took the corner. After taking down the ball on Sliema Spurs's corner Anthony Alamango fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gianluca Stellini quite easily take care of the ball. If Gilbert Testaferrata Bonici had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Malcolm Incorvaia kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Adam Debono fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Bugeja having to interfere. Gilbert Testaferrata Bonici received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Gianluca Stellini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Edward Bigeni made a precise shot to the right of Christian Bugeja. Sliema Spurs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Sliema Spurs's Christian Bugeja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Bigeni in the 87th minute of play. The supporters of Sliema Spurs booed when Siggiewi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Debono didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sliema Spurs's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.