Saracino Stadium
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776,
Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Lions United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jorg Coenens in the 4th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Jorg Coenens managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lions United's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorg Coenens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amadeo Rapinett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudi Boegaert in the 7th minute of play forced Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Amadeo Rapinett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Attard Gunners getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Neil Axisa hit a great ball. In the 11th minute Thomas Zrinzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Izak Capellemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lions United's Izak Capellemans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lawrence De Marco in the 14th minute of play. Izak Capellemans made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrea Xuereb in the 15th minute. After a rather tough play, Lions United's Dries Coremans got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute of the match Fabio Vassallo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Izak Capellemans skillfully saved the ball. 22 minutes into the game, Dany-Adams Gijselinckx was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lions United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Attard Gunners the free kick. Dany-Adams Gijselinckx hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Attard Gunners's Jake Debono tried to score from far away in the 23rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Izak Capellemans didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thomas Zrinzo went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 27th minute Thomas Zrinzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Izak Capellemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dries Coremans during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. William De Lucca took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Izak Capellemans. Lions United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Fabio Vassallo hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Zrinzo in the 35th minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Izak Capellemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Attard Gunners's Thomas Zrinzo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Izak Capellemans made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Thomas Zrinzo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Izak Capellemans. That made the score 3-0 in the 40 minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Thomas Zrinzo made a precise shot to the right of Izak Capellemans. Lions United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Amadeo Rapinett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gunter Van Bets, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gunter Van Bets to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea Xuereb in the 51st minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Izak Capellemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute, Mitch Hollandts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lions United's Izak Capellemans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lawrence De Marco in the 57th minute of play. Lions United's Izak Capellemans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lawrence De Marco in the 60th minute of play. Izak Capellemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lawrence De Marco in the 61st minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lawrence De Marco in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Izak Capellemans saved Lions United from getting behind. In the 69th minute Lawrence De Marco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Izak Capellemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Izak Capellemans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrea Xuereb, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the game, Thomas Zrinzo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Izak Capellemans was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 76 minutes into the match, Thomas Zrinzo notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Lions United's Izak Capellemans. Izak Capellemans was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lawrence De Marco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Izak Capellemans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amadeo Rapinett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rudi Boegaert, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Jorg Coenens charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorg Coenens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, one of Lions United: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 Lions United. The referee gave Attard Gunners a penalty, 90 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Andrea Xuereb, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lions United's Izak Capellemans. 8-0. In the 96th minute, Fabio Vassallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Lions United getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Dries Coremans hit a great ball. Attard Gunners's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.
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