Temple of Solomon
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823,
Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mark Borg Xuereb in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wasil El Makhtoub prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salah El Aska in the 15th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper Samuel Demicoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Templars FC booed when Líbano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nour Jabbar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute, Keith DeGaetano 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Peppino Azzopardi got free with Wasil El Makhtoub in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nour Jabbar kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Wassim Suoud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Demicoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Qazim Mujahid was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Líbano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Templars FC the free kick. Waddah Dajaj charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Waddah Dajaj the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Líbano's Waddah Dajaj got a free kick in the 41st minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of Templars FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Líbano:s goal. The referee gave Líbano a penalty, 49 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Salim Haddad, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Templars FC's Samuel Demicoli. 0-1. The Templars FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Líbano were winning 0-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Salah El Aska stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Peppino Azzopardi made a precise shot to the right of Wasil El Makhtoub. Líbano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Wassim Suoud hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oliver Friggieri in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wasil El Makhtoub prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Templars FC fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Templars FC's Oliver Friggieri looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Mark Borg Xuereb charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mark Borg Xuereb the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the match had been going on for 66 minutes, Líbano's Salim Haddad got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Samuel Demicoli. Samuel Demicoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wassim Imad, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Oliver Friggieri charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oliver Friggieri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Templars FC's Oliver Friggieri got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Líbano's Salah El Aska got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 87th match minute, Templars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mark Borg Xuereb to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Wassim Suoud's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel Demicoli was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. In the 94th minute, Ibrahim Nadal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 95 played minutes, Templars FC's Keith DeGaetano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wasil El Makhtoub came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Templars FC reached it. In the 98th minute, Wassim Suoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 99th match minute, Templars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Keith DeGaetano to maneuver through the defense. In the 101st minute the ball was on its way in behind Templars FC's goalkeeper Samuel Demicoli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Salim Haddad made a great header on Líbano's corner, it was just that Templars FC's Samuel Demicoli managed to reach the ball for a save.
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