Federation Clash Challenge

Saracino Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Elpidio Francis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Elpidio Francis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jay Jowsey was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Adrian Savona had several of the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 4 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Branislav Velchevski as he didn't even see the shot coming. Elpidio Francis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jay Jowsey read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Jay Jowsey, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Savona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Neville Ciscaldi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Branislav Velchevski came out and tried to block the shot, but Neville Ciscaldi slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 22nd minute. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Izzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Adrian Savona could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Branislav Velchevski made a huge save. With an all-out effort, Attard Gunners's Branislav Velchevski threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Patrick Izzo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jay Jowsey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Francis, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 38 played minutes Attard Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Godwin Sapiano. When Neville Ciscaldi fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Attard Gunners's protests and gave Neville Ciscaldi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd minute, Neville Ciscaldi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jay Jowsey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Francis in the 47th minute of play. Jay Jowsey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Francis, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adrian Savona to strike the kick off in the second half. Attard Gunners were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Godwin Sapiano took the corner. After taking down the ball on Attard Gunners's corner Godwin Sapiano fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Branislav Velchevski quite easily take care of the ball. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA made a substitution. André Monclús replaced Elpidio Francis. In the 62nd minute Patrick Izzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branislav Velchevski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Jean Carl Cassar Torreggiani came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jay Jowsey was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but André Monclús showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 67 minute of play. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Savona, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Jay Jowsey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Monclús, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that André Monclús's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jay Jowsey was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. After having played for 84 minutes, André Monclús managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Monclús was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Attard Gunners made a substitution. Alan Said replaced Adrian Savona. Attard Gunners's Michael Testaferrata Olivier was substituted for Patrick Izzo. Jay Jowsey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Monclús in the 88th minute of the match. Petrică Măcriș charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Petrică Măcriș the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petrică Măcriș to maneuver through the defense. After 95 minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Godwin Sapiano who took care of the corner kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Attard Gunners had played much better football throughout.