Match Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009
Kick-off Time: 9:00-11:00
Venue: Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali
Coach
Michael Molzahn
Line Up
| Fouls Committed | Fouls Received | ||
| 1 | Jonathan Azzopardi [GK] | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Neil Caruana | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Christopher Schembri [CAPT] | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Joseph Caruana | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Adrian Mifsud | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Alan Zahra (Sub) | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kayne Said | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Adam Smeir | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Darren Galea | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Michael Micallef | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Emmanuel Muscat (Sub) | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Ryan Micallef (Sub) | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Jason Cassar | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | David Azzopardi | 2 | 1 |
Substitutions
| 45' | Michael Micallef | Emmanuel Muscat |
| 68' | Darren Galea | Alan Zahra |
| 82' | Kayne Said | Ryan Micallef |
Match Report
| 2' | Mellieha were given a free-kick from the right-side of the pith. This was easily saved by the goalkeeper |
| 7' | Mellieha scored an early goal in the match. Mellieha performed a counter attack, while Rabat tried to play the offside rule but did not work well and they got punished by a goal |
| 10' | Neil Caruana was shown the yellow card for making a foul and with frustration he sent the ball out of the pitch |
| 17' | Rabat were given a free-kick on the right-side of the pitch. This shot was taken by Adam Smeir but the ball was punched away by the Mellieha goalkeeper |
| 24' | From a corner-kick Mellieha sent a short cross but this was fortunately headed out |
| 30' | A Mellieha player dribbled a Rabat player and passed the ball to the centre of the penalty area. No player was available to finish. A Rabat player cleared the ball badly. This was soon collected by another Mellieha player, but the shot was weak and was easily saved by Jonathan Azzopardi |
| 37' | From a corner-kick Rabat sent the ball in to the middle of the area. The ball was not headed well and the ball finished wide. The goalkeeper went to pick up the ball. The ball was picked up out of the penalty area by his hands, and the referee simply ordered another corner-kick for the first biggest mistake of the match |
| 38' | Adam Smeir dribbled a player and was than brought down in the penalty area by another player for a clear penalty. The referee thought it in a different way and instead showed the yellow card to Adam Smeir for simulation. This was the second biggest mistake of the match performed by the referee in a couple of minutes |
| 43' | Michael Micallef was shown the yellow card for protests |
| 45' | A free-kick for Rabat was taken by David Azzopardi. He sent a cross over Adam Smeir but headed the ball out |
| 45' | In the second-half Rabat performed their first substitution. Emmanuel Muscat entered instead of Michael Micallef |
| 47' | Jason Cassar sent a long ball to Adam Smeir. From out of the penalty area the Mellieha goalkeeper tried to clear the ball with his head. The ball managed to pass over him and Adam Smeir simply sent the ball in the back of the net for an equalizer |
| 56' | David Azzopardi sent a dangerous cross from the left-side of the pitch. The ball was cleared into a throw in |
| 58' | Kayne Said performed a nice manoeuvre on the left-side of the pitch. His defender was left stranded behind him. Kayne Said sent a cross into the penalty area, but the ball was cleared by the Mellieha defenders |
| 58' | Rabat sent another cross from the right-side of the pitch. The ball was shot out of range |
| 64' | Adam Smeir gave a cross in the middle of the penalty area. The ball was headed by Darren Galea, but the Mellieha goalkeeper performed an excellent save to keep the result still on an equalizer |
| 64' | Mellieha performed their first substitution of the match |
| 67' | A Mellieha player was brought alone in front of Jonathan Azzopardi. Fortunately for him the ball was shot high |
| 68' | Rabat performed their second substitution where Alan Zahra entered instead of Darren Galea |
| 70' | A Mellieha player tried a shot/cross from the right-side of the pitch. The goalkeeper did not catch an easy ball, and the ball finished in the net for the second goal of the Mellieha side |
| 72' | A Mellieha player was shown a yellow card |
| 77' | Adrian Mifsud was shown the yellow card for protesting with the referee |
| 78' | From a corner-kick, Jason Cassar passed the ball to Christopher Schembri. The latter sent a cross in the penalty area. A Mellieha player punched the ball with his hand. This left the referee with no other option but to order the penalty, with no protests from the Mellieha side |
| 79' | From the penalty spot, the kick was taken by the Rabat captain Christopher Schembri. The ball was scored on the left-side of the post while the goalkeeper tried to catch the ball from the other part of the post |
| 82' | Rabat performed their last substitution of the match. Ryan Micallef entered instead of Kayne Said |
| 86' | Mellieha performed another substitution |
| 87' | Emmanuel Muscat was shown the yellow card |
| 88' | Adam Smeir tried a shot from close range but the ball was sent out near the left post |
| 90' | Alan Zahra tried to score the winning goal of the match. He picked up the ball in the centre of the pitch. As the goalkeeper was far away from his usual position he tried the long shot. The shot gave the sensation of goal to the supporters, but the ball finished inches wide. |
| 90' | The referee blew the last whistle which left the result on an equalizer |
Rabat Scorers
| 47' | Adam Smeir |
| 79' | Christopher Schembri (pen) |
Rabat Yellow Cards
| 10' | Neil Caruana |
| 38' | Adam Smeir |
| 43' | Michael Micallef |
| 77' | Adrian Mifsud |
| 87' | Emmanuel Muscat |
Corners
Mellieha (1), Rabat (6)
Offsides
Mellieha (8), Rabat (8)
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