Gozo vs Rabat 1-2

Competition: Second Division League
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)