Official Cup

Swatar Arena
Spectators: 193 (Terracing: 146, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mario Salerno took the kick off in the first half of the match. Brian Blanco got a throw-in 7 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Michael Borg Xuereb. Melvin Passemard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cem Güler in the 8th minute of the match. Melvin Passemard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cem Güler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mike Axisa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from François Perre in the 10th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Chu Fan Qiang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brian Blanco made in the 15th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by corsaire nantais's Mamadou Clermont. 17 minutes into the match, Swatar United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chu Fan Qiang came free, but Mike Axisa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brian Blanco made in the 19th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by corsaire nantais's Paul Vivien. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cem Güler in the 20th minute of play forced corsaire nantais's goalkeeper Melvin Passemard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Swatar United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tobias Siggman came free, but Mike Axisa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thibaut Bernadet in the 25th minute of play forced Swatar United FC's goalkeeper Mike Axisa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute of the match corsaire nantais got a corner. Swatar United FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mamadou Clermont ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on corsaire nantais's corner Paulo Pucheu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mike Axisa quite easily take care of the ball. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Paulo Pucheu sped through Swatar United FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mike Axisa. After 34 minutes of play, corsaire nantais's Tobias Siggman made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mike Axisa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Melvin Passemard made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Pârcălab in the 37th minute. Swatar United FC were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after corsaire nantais's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sebastian Pârcălab took the corner. In the 44th match minute, Swatar United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brian Blanco to maneuver through the defense. If Mario Salerno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

corsaire nantais's Yves Fuchs was substituted for Thibaut Bernadet. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tobias Siggman to make the kick off. With 56 minutes on the clock, Oliver Francalanza commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 56 minutes into the game, one of Swatar United FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Thanks to some nice moves Tobias Siggman could shoot a difficult shot in the 62nd minute, which Mike Axisa however easily saved by the left post. Swatar United FC's Mike Axisa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Swatar United FC from getting a goal against them. When corsaire nantais's Tobias Siggman in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Swatar United FC's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of corsaire nantais booed when Swatar United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guo Lin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 75 played minutes Swatar United FC got a freekick which was hit by Guo Lin. After 80 played minutes Swatar United FC got a freekick which was hit by Guo Lin. Chu Fan Qiang charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chu Fan Qiang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Swatar United FC booed when corsaire nantais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chu Fan Qiang didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mike Axisa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Siggman, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After 87 played minutes Swatar United FC got a freekick which was hit by Michael Borg Xuereb. 89 minutes into the match, Swatar United FC's goalkeeper Mike Axisa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tobias Siggman. If Tobias Siggman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.