Lija vs Rabat 4-3

Competition: Second Division League
Match Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010
Kick-off Time: 9:00-11:00
Venue: Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali

Coach
Michael Molzahn

Line Up

2	Neil Caruana (Sub)
5	Joseph Caruana
6	Shaun Gauci
7	Justin Felice
8	Alan Zahra
9	Kayne Said (Sub)
10	Adam Smeir
11	Cortis Sacha (Sub)
13	Dylan Falzon
16	Kevin Cassar
17	Emmanuel Muscat [CAPT]
19	Carmel Junior Tonna
21	David Azzopardi
23	Jurgen Cilia [GK]

Substitutions

70'	Neil Caruana	Shaun Gauci
77'	Cortis Sacha	Alan Zahra
77'	Kayne Said	Emmanuel Muscat

Match Report

12'	Adam Smeir sends a cross from the right-side of the pitch. Carmel Junior Tonna controls the ball and tries to send another cross. Ball is cleared into a corner-kick
13'	Joseph Caruana tries a personal shot, but ball finishes high over the bar
14'	Justin Felice gives an excellent throughball to Alan Zahra. Alone infront of the Lija goalkeeper, Alan Zahra sends the ball into the back of the net for the first goal of the match
22'	From the right-side of the pitch, a Lija player sends a long cross into the penalty area over the second post. Another player heads the ball into the back of the net to bring the result back to an equaliser
25'	From a shot taken directly from a corner-kick on the right-side of the pitch, Lija hit the left post. Rabat defense clear the ball to avoid further danger
27'	From another corner-kick on the right-side of the pitch, a Lija player tries a bicycle kick and the ball finishes in the back of the net
29'	Again from another corner-kick on the right-side of the pitch, a Lija player with no marking heads the ball into the back of the net for their third goal of the match
34'	From a free-kick on the right-side of the pitch, Jurgen Cilia clears the ball to a corner-kick
37'	After a confused action, Adam Smeir concludes the ball out
38'	A Lija player tries a shot from a long distance, but ball finishes out of range
45'	A Lija player is shown the yellow card
53'	Adam Smeir tries a personal shot, but his finish is weak and central
54'	In the penalty area, Adam Smeir passes a good ball to Justin Felice. The latter concludes the ball to waste a golden opportunity
60'	From a dubious offside position, a Lija player is in a good position to score but he concludes the ball out
61'	Adam Smeir dribbles a player and concludes the ball. The goalkeeper turns the ball out of play for a corner-kick
63'	From the right-side of the pitch, David Azzopardi sends a cross into the penalty area taken from a free-kick. The Lija defense clear the ball. Carmel Junior Tonna from outside the penalty area takes a first timer shot and concludes the ball into the top-right corner for a magnificent goal. This goal re-opens the match with the current result being three goals against two
66'	Lija perform a counter-attack. From the first shot the goalkeeper saves the ball but does not manage to control it. From the rereboundbound another Lija player comes in and concludes into the back of the net. This goal takes Lija again with an advantage of two goals
69'	Justin Felice tries a personal shot but ball finishes high over the bar
70'	Rabat perform the first substitution of the match. Neil Caruana enters instead of Shaun Gauci
72'	Adam Smeir and a Lija player are shown the yellow card
73'	Lija perform their first substitution of the match
74'	Emmanuel Muscat is shown the yellow card
77'	Rabat perform a double substitution. Kayne Said enters instead of Emmanuel Muscat and Cortis Sacha enters instead of Alan Zahra
79'	From the right-side of the pitch, David Azzopardi sends a cross into the penalty area taken from a free-kick. The Lija goalkeeper manages to control the ball in two attempts. No Rabat player is readily available to conclude the ball after failing in the first attempt
81'	David Azzopardi takes a corner-kick taken from the right-side of the pitch. Kevin Cassar sends the ball into the back of the net to reduce the advantage again to one goal
82'	Lija perform the second substitution of the match
84'	A Lija player is shown the yellow card
86'	Lija perform the third and last substitution of the match
88'	A Lija player tries a personal shot from out of the penalty area. The goalkeeper saves the ball. From the rebound another Lija player tries his luck, but the goalkeeper makes another excellent save and clears the ball into a corner-kick
90'	The referee blows the final whiste and sends everyone to the dressing room, with the final score of four goals against three

Rabat Scorers

14'	Alan Zahra
63'	Carmel Junior Tonna
81'	Kevin Cassar

Rabat Yellow Cards

72'	Adam Smeir
74'	Emmanuel Muscat

Corners
Lija (5), Rabat (6)

Offsides
Lija (3), Rabat(3)