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Tal-Palestina
Spectators: 10796 (Terracing: 8098, Seating: 2483, VIP seats: 215) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Koray Baycan kicked off to start the match. Aaron Tanti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alex Marmara in the 4th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Koray Baycan in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leon Coleiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A hard shot by Cedric Pace Asciak from long distance, 10 minutes into the match, got Aaron Tanti's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Leon Coleiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Koray Baycan, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 13th minute Koray Baycan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Coleiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Eleven Young Elephants fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Eleven Young Elephants's Koray Baycan 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Aaron Tanti made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Frederick Caruana sent off a good shot on target. VALLETTA WHITE STARS's Leon Coleiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koray Baycan in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to Eleven Young Elephants getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Qu Peng Kang hit a great ball. Aaron Tanti acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 27th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Harry Gambin. In the 28th minute of the match VALLETTA WHITE STARS got a corner. Eleven Young Elephants's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Harry Gambin ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on VALLETTA WHITE STARS's corner Harry Gambin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aaron Tanti quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of Eleven Young Elephants booed when VALLETTA WHITE STARS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Archibald Mifsud didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vents Ovdaks kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Massimo Mizzi in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th minute Koray Baycan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Coleiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Eleven Young Elephants from getting a goal against them. 41 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Eleven Young Elephants's Nicholas Quintano fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Leon Coleiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koray Baycan in the 43rd minute of the match. Qu Peng Kang kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Eleven Young Elephants from getting a goal against them. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frederick Caruana made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Cedric Pace Asciak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th minute Koray Baycan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Coleiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, VALLETTA WHITE STARS's goal looked a bit too open when Darren Carabott came free, but Leon Coleiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Eleven Young Elephants's goal looked a bit too open when Massimo Mizzi came free, but Aaron Tanti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Koray Baycan in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leon Coleiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carlo Camilleri hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Frederick Caruana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Aaron Tanti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leon Coleiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Carabott, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicholas Quintano in the 66th minute of play forced VALLETTA WHITE STARS's goalkeeper Leon Coleiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederick Caruana in the 67th minute of play forced Eleven Young Elephants's goalkeeper Aaron Tanti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Koray Baycan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 68thth minute, Leon Coleiro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Aaron Tanti didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cedric Pace Asciak went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koray Baycan in the 79th minute of play forced VALLETTA WHITE STARS's goalkeeper Leon Coleiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederick Caruana in the 80th minute of play forced Eleven Young Elephants's goalkeeper Aaron Tanti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leon Coleiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Carabott, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Leon Coleiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicholas Quintano in the 88th minute. In the 92nd minute Chris Abdilla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Tanti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the VALLETTA WHITE STARS players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.