Match Date: Sunday, November 29, 2009
Kick-off Time: 13:00-15:00
Venue: Gozo National Stadium, Rabat, Gozo
Coach
Michael Molzahn
Line Up
| Fouls Committed | Fouls Received | ||
| 1 | Jonathan Azzopardi [GK] | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Neil Caruana | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Christopher Schembri | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Joseph Caruana | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Alan Zahra (Sub) | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Adam Smeir | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Darren Galea | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Dylan Falzon | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Michael Micallef (Sub) | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Adam Wingfield | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Emmanuel Muscat [CAPT] | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | Carmel Junior Tonna | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Luke Portelli (Sub) | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | David Azzopardi | 2 | 3 |
Substitutions
| 60' | Alan Zahra | Adam Wingfield |
| 84' | Michael Micallef | Carmel Junior Tonna |
| 90' | Luke Portelli | Darren Galea |
Match Report
| 5' | A Gozo player is shown the yellow card for a bad tackle |
| 8' | Gozo send a cross from the left-side of the pitch. Jonathan Azzopardi puches the ball to clear away the danger |
| 10' | Gozo are assigned a free-kick on the right side of the pitch. A cross is sent on the left-side of the post. A Gozitan player is left unmarked to head the ball in for the first goal of the match |
| 14' | Gozo send a cross from the right-side of the pitch. No one is in a good position to conclude the ball |
| 15' | Rabat are assigned a corner-kick on the right-side of the pitch. A long corner-kick is taken. Dylan Falzon heads the ball into the middle of the penalty area. Joseph Caruana heads the ball again. The ball hits the bar and continues to the back of the net. This got the result back to an equalizer |
| 25' | Darren Galea passes the ball to Adam Smeir, which in return passes back the ball. Darren Galea concludes the ball and the goalkeeper had to clear the ball into a corner-kick |
| 37' | Emmanuel Muscat passes to Carmel Junior Tonna. The latter sends a cross from the left-side of the pitch into the penalty area, but the ball is unreachable by all players since the cross is a long one |
| 44' | Adam Smeir sends a cross from the left-side of the pitch, but the cross is long for all Rabat players |
| 47' | From outside the penalty area, Adam Smeir takes control of a free-kick. The shot is goodly taken, and the goalkeeper has to make an excellent save to avoid a certain goal |
| 48' | Jonathan Azzopardi is positioned away from the goal line. A Gozo player tries a shot from long distance. The ball hits the bar to leave the result still on equalizer |
| 51' | A cross is sent from the right-side of the pitch. No one heads the ball |
| 52' | Gozo perform the first substitution of the match |
| 54' | Rabat are assigned a free-kick. Christopher Schembri takes charge of the ball. From the shot the goalkeeper punches the ball to avoid more danger |
| 56' | Adam Smeir sends a cross into the penalty area from the right-side of the pitch. Darren Galea is in a good position to conclude, but the shot is badly taken |
| 59' | A Gozo player is shown the yellow card |
| 60' | Rabat peform their first substitution. Alan Zahra enters instead of Adam Wingfield |
| 61' | Alan Zahra tried a personal shot from outside the penalty area. The goalkeeper has to extend himself to save and clear the ball to a corner-kick |
| 65' | Dylan Falzon is shown the yellow card |
| 68' | A Gozo player is shown the yellow card |
| 69' | Rabat are assigned a free-kick. David Azzopardi takes charge of the ball. He sends a cross into the penalty area. The goalkeeper clears the ball. From a difficult position, Christopher Schembri tries a personal shot. The ball finishes back into the net which takes the Rabat side for the first time in this match in advantage |
| 73' | Gozo perform their second substition |
| 76' | A Gozo player tries a personal shot, but the ball finishes out of range |
| 80' | Joseph Caruana gives a good pass into the penalty are to Carmel Junior Tonna. The latter tries a personal shot but the ball finishes onto a defender. Adam Smeir takes control of the ball and tries another shot. The ball is concluded on the right post |
| 80' | A Gozo player is sent for an early shower after being shown the red card. This left his team playing in ten men |
| 84' | Rabat perform their second substitution of the match. Michael Micallef enters instead of Carmel Junior Tonna |
| 88' | Gozo perform their third and last substitution of the match |
| 90' | Rabat perform their third and last substitution of the match. Luke Portelli enters instead of Darren Galea |
| 90' | Joseph Caruana performs an excellent counter attack. He enters into the penalty area with the ball, and after performing a long run, he wastes a golden opportunity. A weak shot is taken, which is easily saved by the goalkeeper. In this occasion, he could have easily passed the ball to Adam Smeir who was alone and more well positioned to score an easy goal |
| 90' | The referee blows the final whistle. The Magpies win the match by an odd goal after a difficult away match |
Rabat Scorers
| 15' | Joseph Caruana |
| 69' | Christopher Schembri |
Rabat Yellow Cards
| 65' | Dylan Falzon |
Corners
Gozo (6), Rabat (8)
Offsides
Gozo (2), Rabat (1)
