Welcome to the match between Rabat F.C. and Sliema villa

1'

Teodoro Arnold lofted the ball high towards Gori Lanfranco, Gori Lanfranco brought the ball under control superbly before Feliciano Taliana could reach it.

Gori Lanfranco looked certain to score but Nathaniel Faenza made an important challenge!.

2'

Marcello Geraldi powered past Teodoro Arnold!.

Marcello Geraldi tried to play a long ball but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Cesare Martorello.

3'

Mark Rigo blocked Eusebio Cutugno before Eusebio Cutugno attempted to deliver the ball.

6'

Marcello Geraldi tried to lift the ball forward but Teodoro Arnold closed in and intercepted the ball.

7'

Massimiliano Parretti tried to jink past Paolo Gulia but Paolo Gulia blocked Massimiliano Parretti.

8'

Gwanni Scorfna failed in his attempt to get past Paolo Gulia.

9'

Cesare Martorello knocked a lovely ball for Massimiliano Parretti, Marcello Geraldi missed his interception.

Massimiliano Parretti made an attempt to move the ball forward but Feliciano Taliana had no problem in intercepting the ball.

11'

Paolo Gulia played the ball to Ferdinando Valenzia's feet, Ferdinando Valenzia trapped the ball nicely before Redent Tiroll could cut it out.

Ferdinando Valenzia shot from distance. Mark Rigo couldn't reach it.

It went close from Ferdinando Valenzia ... He will have kicked himself for missing that chance.

12'

Karm Duca tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but The ball bounced off Paolo Gulia.

14'

Cesare Martorello tried to lift the corner into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

15'

Ferdinando Valenzia had the pace to beat Mark Rigo.

Ferdinando Valenzia tried to deliver a float cross but Redent Tiroll did well to pick out and intercept that cross.

16'

Gwanni Scorfna took the corner to the edge of the area.

Bonifacio Asti challenged Nathaniel Faenza for a heading, then hit the ball with his head toward the goal.

Cristoforo Tirchett saved superbly and held the ball.

19'

Poor corner kick delivered by Teodoro Arnold that went straight to the opposition.

20'

The referee reached into his pocket and showed a yellow card to Cesare Martorello.

Marcello Geraldi swung the corner kick into the box. The goalkeeper punched the ball clear.

21'

Gianni Paretti tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he was under pressure from Paolo Gulia.

22'

Mark Rigo attempted to feed the high ball but he got too much purchase on it as he was under pressure from Eusebio Cutugno.

23'

Mark Rigo tried to dart past Eusebio Cutugno but Eusebio Cutugno block tackled Mark Rigo.

24'

Redent Tiroll looked certain to score from long range but Tiziano Montalto gave him no space to manoeuvre.

26'

Gwanni Scorfna dribbled past Paolo Gulia.

Gwanni Scorfna tried to use his skill to go past Tiziano Montalto but Gwanni Scorfna lost the ball to Tiziano Montalto's block tackle.

27'

Paolo Gulia shot a knuckle shot from 30 yards but Cesare Martorello managed to block the shot.

28'

Gianni Paretti attempted to pass it high to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he was under too much pressure from Tiziano Montalto.

29'

Cesare Martorello shot a knuckle shot from 30 yards but Feliciano Taliana cleared the ball from danger.

30'

Karm Duca swung the corner into the box.

Bonifacio Asti headed it across the goal but Leonardu Franco used his head to clear the ball.

32'

Marcello Geraldi twisted past Teodoro Arnold.

Marcello Geraldi moved the ball forward for Crispino Samuel, Cesare Martorello missed his interception.

Crispino Samuel lost his man and found himself with plenty of room and flicked it goalwards. Karm Duca approached too late to tackle him.

Grazzju Fernadez had no chance of stopping the ball ... Crispino Samuel scored the goal his performance deserved !!! ... He danced around the corner flag with his teammates !

Rabat F.C. 0 - 1 Sliema villa

34'

Cesare Martorello shot a hopeful chance from long-range but Marcello Geraldi got in and cleared the danger.

36'

Feliciano Taliana struck the ball with fury from 30 yards. Teodoro Arnold approached too late to tackle him.

Feliciano Taliana put it horribly wide ... It was an epic miss.

37'

Teodoro Arnold tried to lift the corner into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

39'

Tiziano Montalto sprinted past Teodoro Arnold.

Tiziano Montalto played a perfect pass for Paolo Gulia, Paolo Gulia latched onto the ball before Bonifacio Asti could intercept.

Paolo Gulia crossed the halfway line with the ball , Gwanni Scorfna couldn't cut it.

Valentino Billion had reached the ball before Massimiliano Parretti and quickly fired in a curving shot at goal.

Valentino Billion left Grazzju Fernadez with a simple save.

41'

Teodoro Arnold hit a fierce shot from 40 yards but Eusebio Cutugno threw himself in front of the shot.

43'

Pass by Teodoro Arnold to Cesare Martorello, the ball was picked up by Cesare Martorello before Leonardu Franco could reach it.

Bonifacio Asti picked up Cesare Martorello's superb pass, Feliciano Taliana failed to intercept the pass.

Bonifacio Asti was able to make space and chipped the ball goalwards. Leonardu Franco failed to charge down the shot.

Well held by Cristoforo Tirchett.

45'

Tiziano Montalto hit it high and hard towards goal from 30 yards but the shot was blocked by Gwanni Scorfna.

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47'

Gwanni Scorfna stabbed the ball forward for a team-mate but The ball was touched on by Paolo Gulia.

49'

Crispino Samuel attempted to feed the high ball but Teodoro Arnold did well to spot and intercept the pass.

50'

Cesare Martorello tried an audacious shot on goal from 30 yards. Feliciano Taliana wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

Good save by Cristoforo Tirchett who held the ball well.

51'

Tiziano Montalto made a pass to Paolo Gulia, Paolo Gulia latched onto the ball before Gwanni Scorfna could cut it out.

Bonifacio Asti blocked Paolo Gulia before Paolo Gulia attempted to deliver the ball.

52'

Eusebio Cutugno played a wonderful ball for Ferdinando Valenzia, Mark Rigo couldn't cut it.

Ferdinando Valenzia took the ball past Redent Tiroll.

Ferdinando Valenzia fed the ball forward to Paolo Gulia, Paolo Gulia picked up on the ball before Massimiliano Parretti could cut it out.

Paolo Gulia had the chance to score but Karm Duca gave him no space to manoeuvre.

55'

Karm Duca laid it forward to Gwanni Scorfna, Gwanni Scorfna took it in his stride before Paolo Gulia could reach it.

Gwanni Scorfna played it confidently past Tiziano Montalto.

Gwanni Scorfna smashed the ball towards the top corner from 20 yards. Paolo Gulia wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

Gwanni Scorfna put it horribly wide ... It was a wasted opportunity.

56'

Cesare Martorello tried a long range effort. Feliciano Taliana approached too late to clear the danger.

But Cesare Martorello put it wide of the goal ... It was a terrible miss.

58'

Gwanni Scorfna tried to play a long ball but The ball ricocheted off Tiziano Montalto.

59'

Bonifacio Asti could not stop a confident Valentino Billion going past him.

Valentino Billion delivered the ball in from wide, Gwanni Scorfna failed to reach the ball.

Massimiliano Parretti got ahead of Marcello Geraldi to win the ball, then headed the ball to safety.

62'

From long range, Massimiliano Parretti bent the ball towards goal. Leonardu Franco approached too late to block it.

But Massimiliano Parretti's shot was well wide as the wind swept it away from the goal ... He was disappointed with that glaring miss.

64'

Cesare Martorello jinked confidently past Tiziano Montalto.

Cesare Martorello tried to float it into the area but The ball ricocheted off Paolo Gulia.

65'

Ferdinando Valenzia jinked confidently past Redent Tiroll.

Ferdinando Valenzia made a pass to Eusebio Cutugno, Eusebio Cutugno latched onto the ball before Mark Rigo could intercept.

Eusebio Cutugno tried a medium range effort. Redent Tiroll approached too late to tackle him.

Grazzju Fernadez saved superbly and held the ball.

66'

Tiziano Montalto failed in his attempt to dart past Bonifacio Asti.

67'

Karm Duca dispatched the freekick goalwards. But a defender jumped to block the freekick.

69'

Mark Rigo attempted to pass it high to a team-mate but The ball struck Ferdinando Valenzia.

70'

Corner taken by Ferdinando Valenzia and cut out by the opposition.

72'

Cesare Martorello passed along the floor for Gwanni Scorfna to pick it up, Gwanni Scorfna picked up on the ball before Paolo Gulia could intercept.

Gwanni Scorfna escaped from the challenge of Tiziano Montalto and blasted a banana shot from outside of the area.

Good save by Cristoforo Tirchett who held the ball well.

73'

Paolo Gulia played a perfect pass for Ferdinando Valenzia, Redent Tiroll couldn't reach it.

Ferdinando Valenzia faked a shot before cutting Mark Rigo in a different direction.

Swerving shot by Ferdinando Valenzia from 20 yards. Redent Tiroll approached too late to clear the danger.

But it was well wide of the goal ... He was angry with himself for missing that chance.

74'

Mark Rigo tried to get past Eusebio Cutugno but Mark Rigo lost the ball to Eusebio Cutugno's block tackle.

75'

Marcello Geraldi made a pass to Feliciano Taliana, Teodoro Arnold tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Feliciano Taliana hit the ball forward to Valentino Billion, Valentino Billion trapped the ball nicely before Cesare Martorello could intercept.

Valentino Billion found a gap and hit a hopeful looking shot. Karm Duca didn't read the game well enough to block it.

But it was horribly wide of the target ... It was a wasted opportunity.

76'

Perfectly timed block tackle by Feliciano Taliana before Cesare Martorello attempted to pass the ball.

80'

Marcello Geraldi had shrugged off the challenge of Teodoro Arnold and attempted a thunderous drive from 40 yards.

Marcello Geraldi looked destined to score but Grazzju Fernadez react fast enough and saved it.

81'

Massimiliano Parretti tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but Feliciano Taliana came close and blocked it.

84'

Cesare Martorello shot a knuckle shot from 30 yards. Leonardu Franco approached too late to block it.

Cristoforo Tirchett tipped the ball over the bar.

85'

Tiziano Montalto played a pinpoint pass to Paolo Gulia, Paolo Gulia trapped the ball nicely before Bonifacio Asti could reach it.

Paolo Gulia sprinted to escape from Gwanni Scorfna.

Paolo Gulia put some curve on the shot from distance. Bonifacio Asti didn't read the game well enough to block it.

But Paolo Gulia put it wide of the goal ... He hung his head in shame for missing what was such an easy chance.

89'

Gwanni Scorfna tried to dribble past Paolo Gulia but Paolo Gulia won the ball from Gwanni Scorfna.

92'

Bonifacio Asti could not stop Eusebio Cutugno going past him.

Eusebio Cutugno crossed into the box from the wing, Gwanni Scorfna failed to reach the ball.

Massimiliano Parretti won the ball in the air from Crispino Samuel, then headed the ball to safety.

93'

Tiziano Montalto sprinted past Redent Tiroll.

Tiziano Montalto turned with the ball past Mark Rigo.

Tiziano Montalto hit a fierce shot. Karm Duca approached too late to block it.

Grazzju Fernadez was stranded and helpless to save it ... A goal was scored by Tiziano Montalto !!! ... He ran over to the fans with his arms aloft !

Rabat F.C. 0 - 2 Sliema villa

94'

Marcello Geraldi jinked past Teodoro Arnold.

Cesare Martorello block tackled Marcello Geraldi before Marcello Geraldi attempted to pass the ball.

End Match Rabat F.C. 0 - 2 Sliema villa