Official Cup

Zujūnai Stadium
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Clayton Vella got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute of the match, Paulius Dabulskis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dejan Cumbo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Aldas Saulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Manicolo in the 9th minute of the match. Renatas Andriulis charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renatas Andriulis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Geležinis Vilkas's Renatas Andriulis got a free kick in the 13th minute. After some careless play in the Geležinis Vilkas defense, Carlo Markham kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aldas Saulis. The Geležinis Vilkas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aldas Saulis should have stopped the shot. In the 24th minute, Clayton Vella left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Seraċini Għawdxin fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After a rather tough play, Seraċini Għawdxin's Steve Rizzo got a free kick in the 27th minute. The supporters of Geležinis Vilkas booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clayton Vella didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Geležinis Vilkas's Dejan Cumbo threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Paulius Dabulskis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Edward Gruppetta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldas Saulis having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valentas Bizauskas during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th match minute, Geležinis Vilkas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentas Bizauskas to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Geležinis Vilkas's Renatas Andriulis got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute Clayton Vella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldas Saulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Geležinis Vilkas getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Rimas Labutis hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paulius Dabulskis made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Steve Rizzo during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 51st match minute, Seraċini Għawdxin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Steve Rizzo to maneuver through the defense. Tauras Bagūnas hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. If Clayton Vella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Geležinis Vilkas's goalkeeper couldn't reach when William Manicolo 57 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Manicolo in the 61st minute of play forced Geležinis Vilkas's goalkeeper Aldas Saulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Geležinis Vilkas's goal looked a bit too open when William Manicolo came free, but Aldas Saulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geležinis Vilkas's Aldas Saulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clayton Vella in the 67th minute of play. Aldas Saulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clayton Vella in the 67th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the game, Rimas Labutis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Geležinis Vilkas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Seraċini Għawdxin the free kick. Rimas Labutis hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Geležinis Vilkas's Tauras Bagūnas got a free kick in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's Clayton Vella broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edward Gruppetta during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Seraċini Għawdxin getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Edward Gruppetta hit a great ball. When the match was over Seraċini Għawdxin could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Geležinis Vilkas throughout the match.