17 October 2009

Birzebbuga vs Rabat 1-1 (5-3 pen)

Competition: National League 100 Anniversary Cup
Match Date: Friday, October 16, 2009
Kick-off Time: 18:00-20:00
Venue: Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali

Coach
Michael Molzahn

Line Up


Fouls CommittedFouls Received
1Jonathan Azzopardi [GK]00
2Neil Caruana2
2
3Christopher Schembri
2
0
7Adrian Mifsud1
1
8
Alan Zahra2
0
9
Kayne Said (Sub)
1
0
10Adam Smeir2
2
11Darren Galea
3
1
14Michael Micallef2
3
15Adam Wingfield
43
17Emmanuel Muscat [CAPT]2
2
20Jason Cassar (Sub)2
1
21David Azzopardi1
1

Substitutions
68'Adam Wingfield
Jason Cassar
76'Adrian Mifsud
Kayne Said

Match Report

10'Michael Micallef sent a cross from the right-side of the pitch. Adam Wingfield was in a good position to conclude the ball, but did not manage to control the ball
23'Adam Smeir sent a low cross from the left-side of the pitch. Alan Zahra hits the bar from close range
23'David Azzopardi is shown the yellow card for a late tackle
30'Adam Smeir passes the ball to Adam Wingfield and shoots the ball with a first timer. Shot finishes completely out of range
34'A confused action in Birzebbuga penalty area. None of the Rabat players managed to conclude the ball
38'Michael Micallef takes control of a free-kick assigned on the left-side of the pitch. He sends a cross over Neil Caruana, but he does not manage to head the ball. Birzebbuga defenders clear the ball
41'Alan Zahra sent a dangerous cross from the right-side of the pitch. Birzebbuga goalkeeper manages to control the ball on the second attempt
45'From the left-side of the pitch, a Birzebbuga player sent a shot/cross in the area. The ball finishes out for a goal-kick
46'Alan Zahra sent a high cross from the right-side of the pitch. The goalkeeper saves the ball easily
48'Birzebbuga sent a good through ball which left the Rabat defenders starring. The shot taken was a central one, and Jonathan Azzopardi easily turned the ball into a corner-kick
49'From a corner-kick, Birzebbuga head the ball high over the bar
50'Birzebbuga attempted a shot from out of the area, but the shot was sent well wide
50'Birzebbuga performed their first substitution of the match
51'From a passive offside situation which again left the Rabat defenders waiting and staring, a Birzebbuga player shot the ball on the side of the net
56'Emmanuel Muscat tries a personal shot but the ball finishes high
58'Adam Wingfield is shown the yellow card for a bad tackle
65'Michael Micallef sent a cross from the right-side of the pitch. Two players where in a good position to conclude the ball, but both of them wasted this opportunity
65'A Birzebbuga player managed to dribble two Rabat players and found himself in front of the goalkeeper. He shot the ball on the goalkeeper for an easy save
66'Adam Smeir did a nice dribbling on the right-side of the pitch and passed the ball to Christopher Schembri. The ball was concluded high
68'Rabat performed their first substitution of the match. Jason Cassar entered instead of Adam Wingfield
69'A Birzebbuga player left Neil Caruana running behind him on the left-side of the pitch. The ball was concluded on the right-post to leave the score still on stalemate
73'From a good position Alan Zahra attempts a shot for the first goal of the match. A Birzebbuga player stopped the ball with his hands and the referee had no other option other than that of assigning the penalty-kick
74'From the spot Adam Smeir took control of the ball and scored the first goal of the match. He sent the ball on the right while the goalkeeper went on the other side.
76'Rabat performed their second substitution of the match. Kayne Said entered instead of Adrian Mifsud
77'Alan Zahra tries an other attempt to score a personal goal. From the stands the impression was that the ball was curving into the top-left corner, but the ball finished out of the post
79'Jason Cassar sent a long-ball to Kayne Said. The latter controls the ball and passes back to Michael Micallef. He sends a cross into the area, and the goalkeeper had to save the ball from a difficult position
81'
From the left-side of the pitch, Birzebbuga were assigned a free-kick. A low cross was sent into the penalty area. The ball was concluded which passed underneath the goalkeeper to equalize back the result
83'
Birzebbuga performed their second substitution of the match
86'Emmanuel Muscat tried a personal shot from long distance. The ball was easily saved by the goalkeeper
87'Birzebbuga performed their third and last substitution of the match
90'In the last seconds of the match, Birzebbuga sent a low dangerous cross from the left-side of the pitch. No one was available to shoot the ball from an easy position
90'The referee blow the last whistle for the ninety minutes. Since a winner was required there was no other option but to send the game to the lottery of the penalty shoot-out

Penalty Shoot-Out
Birzebbuga (4)
Rabat (2)
Scored
Chrsitopher Schembri (Scored)
Scored
Kayne Said (Failed)
Scored
Emmanuel Muscat (Scored)
Scored
Alan Zahra (Failed)

Rabat Scorers
74'Adam Smeir (pen)

Rabat Yellow Cards
23'David Azzopardi
58'Adam Wingfield

Corners
Birzebbuga (2), Rabat (2)

Offsides
Birzebbuga (5), Rabat (3)

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