National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Antonio Navarro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Belgium booed when Malta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daryl Mizzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Navarro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Navarro came free, but Manuel Campens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Antonio Navarro notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Belgium's Manuel Campens. Manuel Campens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Leonardo Da Vinci successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Malta's attentive John Lennon managed to snatch the ball when Nicolas Specht made a throw-in in the 12th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Antonio Navarro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Campens was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Belgium's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Navarro in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes in the game, Antonio Navarro dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Leonardo Da Vinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armand Steenberghs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Campens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Navarro in the 21st minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Malta's goal looked a bit too open when Armand Steenberghs came free, but Leonardo Da Vinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling John Lennon in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Campens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Navarro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Da Vinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armand Steenberghs in the 34th minute of play. Manuel Campens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daryl Mizzi in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Jean Carl Mintoff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Mbaka Mbolu could shoot a difficult shot in the 43rd minute, which Leonardo Da Vinci however easily saved by the left post. Malta's Leonardo Da Vinci proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Malta from getting a goal against them. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wolf De Hond made a kick off. In the 55th minute John Lennon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonardo Da Vinci came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Wolf De Hond. But to his dismay, Wolf De Hond quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Leonardo Da Vinci didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mbaka Mbolu went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wolf De Hond in the 71st minute of the match. Malta's Samuel Griffin was substituted for Daryl Mizzi. Malta's Miguel Caruana managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Nicolas Specht in the 75 minute of the game. Wolf De Hond took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wolf De Hond in the 83rd minute of play forced Malta's goalkeeper Leonardo Da Vinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonardo Da Vinci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wolf De Hond's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. In the 83rd minute Mbaka Mbolu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Da Vinci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noel Buhagiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Griffin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute Wolf De Hond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Da Vinci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.