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Sliema Ground
Spectators: 6846 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 0) Luigi Mangion started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Timothy Mula was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edward Bajo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Naxxar Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Bajo came free, but Timothy Mula reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roderick Gonzi scored 2-0 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Timothy Mula, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 13 minutes into the game, Peter Farrugia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Naxxar Lions's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sliema the free kick. After 14 played minutes Naxxar Lions got a freekick which was hit by Peter Farrugia. 27 minutes into the match, Naxxar Lions's goalkeeper Timothy Mula had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ben Musu. After 27 played minutes Naxxar Lions got a freekick which was hit by Louis Demanuele. Naxxar Lions's defense didn't have a chance, in the 33rd minute, when Edward Bajo scored to the left of an out of position Timothy Mula, making the score, 3-0. Timothy Mula made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Roderick Gonzi sent off a good shot on target. In the 39th minute, Malcolm Spiteri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luke Mariani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timothy Mula took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Bajo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edward Bajo made a kick off. Timothy Mula took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben Musu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timothy Mula took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roderick Gonzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Naxxar Lions getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Louis Demanuele hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Edward Bajo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timothy Mula was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. When Luke Mariani came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Sliema 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 Luke Mariani couldn't finish the play. 67 minutes into the match, Naxxar Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Bajo came free, but Timothy Mula reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Edward Bajo came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Sliema 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 Bajo couldn't finish the play. Timothy Mula made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Bajo in the 75th minute of play. After 77 played minutes Naxxar Lions got a freekick which was hit by Malcolm Spiteri. In the 81st minute, Malcolm Spiteri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edward Bajo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timothy Mula having to interfere. Timothy Mula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Bajo in the 86th minute of the match. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Naxxar Lions's goalkeeper Timothy Mula, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edward Bajo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timothy Mula took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Bajo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the match, Naxxar Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Scifo came free, but Timothy Mula reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There was no doubt that Sliema were the better team. Sliema's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.