Official Cup

Clayton-le-Moors Sta
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Michele Nutsch kicked off to start the match. Florian Bürzle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Aquilina in the 2nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Liechtenstein City's zone, Martin Manicolo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florian Bürzle came out of the goal and Martin Manicolo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 8th play minutes Kurt Abdilla shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Florian Bürzle and just under the crossbar into goal. After having played for 11 minutes, Kurt Abdilla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Templars FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kurt Abdilla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Kurt Abdilla sped through Liechtenstein City's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Florian Bürzle. The audience was convinced that Kurt Abdilla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florian Bürzle was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Florian Bürzle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Abdilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Sven-John Telic's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Samuel Demicoli firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, Liechtenstein City's Sven-John Telic got a free kick in the 30th minute. After having played for 30 minutes, Kurt Abdilla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Templars FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kurt Abdilla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kurt Abdilla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Liechtenstein City's zone, Martin Manicolo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florian Bürzle came out of the goal and Martin Manicolo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35th minute Adam Aquilina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Bürzle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kurt Abdilla took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Florian Bürzle. Florian Bürzle dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. George Pullicino struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Florian Bürzle didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Templars FC. The audience was convinced that Kurt Abdilla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florian Bürzle was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. After the first half Templars FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kurt Abdilla stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-John Telic came free, but Samuel Demicoli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Templars FC fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Templars FC's Kurt Abdilla 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 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Liechtenstein City getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Rossario Schlegel hit a great ball. Samuel Demicoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michele Nutsch in the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th match minute, Liechtenstein City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rossario Schlegel to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the game, Adam Aquilina recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Florian Bürzle. Adam Aquilina showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Florian Bürzle stood somewhat misplaced when Kurt Abdilla came free in front of goal and shot 0-6 to the left of him in the 74 minute. If Kurt Abdilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Florian Bürzle didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Templars FC's Kurt Abdilla shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-7 in the ordered_time% minute. Kurt Abdilla succeeded in the game's 82nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-8. Adam Aquilina's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Florian Bürzle skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 88 minutes into the match, Liechtenstein City's goalkeeper Florian Bürzle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Manicolo. After 91st play minutes Kurt Abdilla shot 0-9, a short shot which went by Florian Bürzle and just under the crossbar into goal. Florian Bürzle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Abdilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the final whistle sounded Templars FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Liechtenstein City.