World League

Meremõisa Arena
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alan Said got the match started through his kick off. With an all-out effort, Fc Meremõisa's Jay Jowsey threw himself towards the right post 5 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Norberto Cenzano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. It was a well-played corner which Norberto Cenzano managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Glenn Bailey hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute, one of Fc Meremõisa:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fc Meremõisa. After 18 minutes Fc Meremõisa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Godwin Sapiano who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of Fc Meremõisa booed when Attard Gunners was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Neville Ciscaldi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Attard Gunners booed when Fc Meremõisa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Knörr Ezeafulukwe didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Sebastian Ekelund had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vahur Aav showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Ekelund in the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Ekelund in the 31st minute of play forced Fc Meremõisa's goalkeeper Vahur Aav to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Sebastian Ekelund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Attard Gunners fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, Fc Meremõisa's Norberto Cenzano got a free kick in the 41st minute. After a rather tough play, Attard Gunners's Jean Carl Cassar Torreggiani got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes into the match, Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Jay Jowsey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eiko Kivik. 48 minutes into the game, Sebastian Ekelund cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Vahur Aav was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half Attard Gunners were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eiko Kivik made a kick off. Vahur Aav made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Ekelund in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Talip Öztaş in the 58th minute of play forced Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Jay Jowsey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 60 in the game by Sebastian Ekelund from a close distance when the talented Vahur Aav managed to make a qualified save. Fc Meremõisa's players were relieved. Jay Jowsey stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Norberto Cenzano's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Fc Meremõisa's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Said came free, but Vahur Aav reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 played minutes Attard Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Noel Xerri. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eiko Kivik in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jay Jowsey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A hard shot 75 in the game by Sebastian Ekelund from a close distance when the talented Vahur Aav managed to make a qualified save. Fc Meremõisa's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eiko Kivik in the 80th minute of play forced Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Jay Jowsey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute Eiko Kivik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jay Jowsey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 92 played minutes Fc Meremõisa got a freekick which was hit by Bernhard Vetik. Attard Gunners played a much better game than Fc Meremõisa and deserved their victory. The Fc Meremõisa players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.