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Tuna Salad Bowl
Spectators: 8324 (Terracing: 6361, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 13) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sean Cauchi got the match started through his kick off. Sean Cauchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Keith Casha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ian Pace Asciak came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Tuna Chunks 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 Ian Pace Asciak couldn't finish the play. In the 17th minute, Tuna Chunks's Gilbert Alessandro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gilbert Alessandro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Tuna Chunks protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gilbert Alessandro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tuna Chunks fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 17th minute. Penalty! If Sean Cauchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonard Schembri kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Tuna Chunks's Nathan Briffa got a free kick in the 34th minute. If Sean Cauchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute, Vince Bugeja got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vince Bugeja kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 45 minutes into the game, Raphael Cacciottolo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tuna Chunks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tiġieġ FC the free kick. In the 47th minute there was a penalty for Tiġieġ FC. Brian Terribile stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Keith Casha. 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Nathan Briffa made the kick off in the second half. Mike Sant Fournier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Diacono in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute Sean Cauchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keith Casha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 59 minutes, Sean Cauchi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiġieġ FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sean Cauchi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sean Cauchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Keith Casha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sean Cauchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keith Casha having to interfere. After having played for 74 minutes, Matteo Pullicino Orlando managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiġieġ FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matteo Pullicino Orlando was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 76 minutes into the match, Sean Cauchi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Keith Casha, 1-3. Sean Cauchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Keith Casha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonard Schembri charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonard Schembri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leonard Schembri hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After having played for 86 minutes, Sean Cauchi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiġieġ FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sean Cauchi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sean Cauchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nathan Briffa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiġieġ FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.