Omonoia stadium
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155,
Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leonard Calleja got the match started through his kick off. Polybos Malavazos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Calleja, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Zach Gerada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Polybos Malavazos having to interfere. In the 9th minute Kevin Musu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Polybos Malavazos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Polybos Malavazos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Musu, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Deukalion Sotiris got free with Frederick Scicluna in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vaggelis Ruvelas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Frederick Scicluna came out and tried to block the shot, but Vaggelis Ruvelas slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 14th minute. Polybos Malavazos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Musu, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Polybos Malavazos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Calleja, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Polybos Malavazos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonard Calleja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Meerkats FC booed when OMONOIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vaggelis Ruvelas didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Meerkats FC's Leonard Calleja in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye OMONOIA's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Calleja in the 32nd minute of play forced OMONOIA's goalkeeper Polybos Malavazos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, OMONOIA's Vaggelis Ruvelas got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 35thth minute of the game Leonard Calleja who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but OMONOIA's Polybos Malavazos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vaggelis Ruvelas in the 37th minute of play forced Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Frederick Scicluna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Polybos Malavazos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonard Calleja, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute Meerkats FC were awarded a corner. Robert Portanier went to the cornerflag to take it. Meerkats FC's Robert Portanier was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Polybos Malavazos in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Epigonoi Tsarouhtsis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederick Scicluna having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Meerkats FC's zone, Vaggelis Ruvelas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frederick Scicluna came out of the goal and Vaggelis Ruvelas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nestoras Papadelias's late challenge caught a Meerkats FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nestoras Papadelias helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th minute, Nestoras Papadelias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vaggelis Ruvelas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Vaggelis Ruvelas notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Meerkats FC's Frederick Scicluna. Frederick Scicluna was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to OMONOIA getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Deukalion Sotiris hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the match, OMONOIA's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Calleja came free, but Polybos Malavazos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Polybos Malavazos made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Kevin Musu sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Leonard Calleja managed to get in a good position for a shot. Meerkats FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonard Calleja was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Polybos Malavazos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Calleja in the 76th minute of play forced OMONOIA's goalkeeper Polybos Malavazos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 79 minutes, Kevin Musu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Meerkats FC and the OMONOIA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80thth minute of the game Vaggelis Ruvelas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Meerkats FC's Frederick Scicluna was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kevin Musu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Polybos Malavazos made a huge save. Zach Gerada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Polybos Malavazos having to interfere. OMONOIA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 86th minute, when Leonard Calleja scored to the left of an out of position Polybos Malavazos, making the score, 2-1. The supporters of Meerkats FC booed when OMONOIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Konstantinos Triantis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Meerkats FC's Robert Portanier broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Vaggelis Ruvelas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederick Scicluna having to interfere. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. OMONOIA were victorious despite being under pressure from Meerkats FC for much of the match.
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