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Kirkop Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Jason Micallef kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Raúl Gonzalez Pirez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nick Dimech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raúl Gonzalez Pirez in the 4th minute of play. With a little luck, Ghaxaq F.C's Haitz Mendez got control of the ball when Victor Montebello tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Ghaxaq F.C booed when Kirkop Rainbows was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bjorn Schembri Zerafa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Haitz Mendez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Montebello in the 9th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Ghaxaq F.C's goalkeeper Haitz Mendez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victor Montebello. A collision led to Kirkop Rainbows getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Roderick Apap hit a great ball. Haitz Mendez was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Sebastian Hyzler capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sebastian Hyzler really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andre Bezzina during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 20th minute, Andre Bezzina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raúl Gonzalez Pirez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nick Dimech having to interfere. Nick Dimech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raúl Gonzalez Pirez, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Andrew Zarb hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Raúl Gonzalez Pirez took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nick Dimech. Nick Dimech dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victor Montebello during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Kirkop Rainbows's Victor Montebello got a free kick in the 38th minute. Haitz Mendez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cedric De Lucca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Andre Bezzina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raúl Gonzalez Pirez to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Ghaxaq F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Hyzler came free, but Haitz Mendez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Ghaxaq F.C defense, Victor Montebello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haitz Mendez. The Ghaxaq F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haitz Mendez should have stopped the shot. Jason Micallef kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Kirkop Rainbows's Nick Dimech proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Kirkop Rainbows from getting a goal against them. In the 65th minute Raúl Gonzalez Pirez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nick Dimech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute of the match, Raúl Gonzalez Pirez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nick Dimech saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 69 minutes into the match, Kirkop Rainbows's goalkeeper Nick Dimech had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raúl Gonzalez Pirez. The supporters of Ghaxaq F.C booed when Kirkop Rainbows was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Mallia didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Kirkop Rainbows getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Michael Mallia hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Kirkop Rainbows's Michael Mallia got a free kick in the 79th minute. Haitz Mendez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Montebello in the 82nd minute of the match. Nick Dimech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liam De Luca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Kirkop Rainbows's Michael Mallia got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 85th match minute, Ghaxaq F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alec Patten to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Ghaxaq F.C booed when Kirkop Rainbows was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francesco Duca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Liam De Luca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Nick Dimech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 93 played minutes Kirkop Rainbows got a freekick which was hit by Cedric De Lucca. When Victor Montebello came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Kirkop Rainbows 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 Victor Montebello couldn't finish the play.