League

San Alwigi
Spectators: 8417 (Terracing: 6327, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kenneth Borda kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roberto Dalli during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, San Alwigi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Dalli to maneuver through the defense. Amadeo Rapinett received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Aidan Delia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ryan Simiana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aidan Delia having to interfere. In the 13th match minute, HIBERNIANS F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noel Fava to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute, Martin Baldacchino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, Kenneth Borda notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of San Alwigi's Karl Mugliett. Karl Mugliett was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Karl Mugliett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Xuereb in the 23rd minute of play. HIBERNIANS F.C.'s Aidan Delia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save HIBERNIANS F.C. from getting a goal against them. Karl Mugliett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenneth Borda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, HIBERNIANS F.C.'s goalkeeper Aidan Delia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ryan Simiana. Amadeo Rapinett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aidan Delia having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeo Rapinett in the 47th minute of play forced HIBERNIANS F.C.'s goalkeeper Aidan Delia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

After 54 minutes, Matthew Gambin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the HIBERNIANS F.C. and the San Alwigi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 54 played minutes HIBERNIANS F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Matthew Gambin. In the 58th match minute, HIBERNIANS F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthew Gambin to maneuver through the defense. Aidan Delia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Simiana, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Aidan Delia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeo Rapinett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ryan Simiana scored 1-1 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aidan Delia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, HIBERNIANS F.C.'s Matthew Gambin got a free kick in the 66th minute. Anton Borg's late challenge caught a HIBERNIANS F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anton Borg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th minute, Anton Borg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martin Baldacchino charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martin Baldacchino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenneth Borda in the 74th minute of play forced San Alwigi's goalkeeper Karl Mugliett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute Kenneth Borda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl Mugliett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Xuereb could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Karl Mugliett made a huge save. HIBERNIANS F.C.'s Kenneth Borda got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aidan Delia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Simiana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matthew Gambin struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Karl Mugliett didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HIBERNIANS F.C.. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.