U19 St George's vs Rabat 1-5

Competition: Under 19 League Section C
Match Date: Sunday, October25, 2009
Kick-off Time: 12:00-14:00
Venue: Mellieha Stadium, Mellieha

Starting Line Up

2	Debono Kurt
5	Cortis Stefan
7	Gauci Keith
8	Farrugia Neil
10	Azzopardi David
11	Borg Darren
13	Micallef Karl
15	Schembri Franridge
17	Wingfield Dalton
18	Micallef Ryan
23	Vella Daryl [GK]

Reserves

3	Borg Wayne
4	Galea Sandro
6	Ciantar Charlot
9	Cortis Sacha
16	Calleja Christian

Substitutions

50'	Borg Darren	Cortis Sacha
65'	Gauci Keith	Galea Sandro
75	Micallef Ryan	Borg Wayne

Rabat Scorers

45'	Farrugia Neil
49'	Micallef Ryan
51'	Farrugia Neil
65'	Micallef Ryan
75'	Cortis Sacha

Rabat Yellow Cards
Cortis Sacha
Galea Sandro (x2)

Rabat Red Cards
Galea Sandro

U17 Floriana vs Rabat 3-0

Competition: Under 17 League Section A
Match Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Kick-off Time: 14:30-16:00
Venue: Luxol Stadium, Pembroke

Starting Line Up

1	Bonello Mario [GK]
2	Dimech Christopher
5	Cortis Stefan
6	Ferrante Reuben
7	Borg Wayne
8	Cortis Sacha
9	Vella Chris
11	Farrugia Brandon
13	Saliba Michael
15	Muscat Kurt
17	Tanti Zachary

Reserves

3	Cauchi Luke Andrew
4	Micallef Keith Josef
10	Borg Luca
12	Strout Warren
14	Camilleri Andy Paul
16	Laudi Adrian
18	Bonavia Jamie

Substitutions

62'	Dimech Christopher	Strout Warren
70'	Cortis Stefan	Laudi Adrian
75'	Cortis Sacha	Cauchi Luke Andrew

Rabat Yellow Cards
Cortis Sacha

U17 Qormi vs Rabat 0-2

Competition: Under 17 League Section A
Match Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009
Kick-off Time: 11:00-13:00
Venue: Luxol Stadium, Pembroke

Starting Line Up

1	Bonello Mario [GK]
2	Dimech Christopher
5	Cortis Stefan
6	Ferrante Reuben
8	Cortis Sacha
9	Vella Chris
10	Borg Luca
11	Farrugia Brandon
13	Saliba Michael
15	Muscat Kurt
17	Tanti Zachary

Reserves

3	Camilleri Andy Paul
4	Micallef Keith Josef
7	Borg Wayne
12	Strout Warren
14	Debono Jonathan
16	Laudi Adrian
18	Bonavia Jamie

Substitutions

58'	Vella Chris	Borg Wayne
72'	Farrugia Brandon	Laudi Adrian
76'	Cortis Sacha	Bonavia Jamie
78'	Tanti Zachary	Micallef Keith Josef
80'	Dimech Christopher	Camilleri Andy Paul

Rabat Scorers

41'	Ferrante Reuben
65'	Cortis Sacha

Rabat Yellow Cards
Muscat Kurt

U19 Rabat vs Siggiewi 8-1

Competition: Under 19 League Section C
Match Date: Saturday, October17, 2009
Kick-off Time: 14:00-16:00
Venue: Mellieha Stadium, Mellieha

Starting Line Up

2	Debono Kurt
5	Gauci Shaun
6	Ciantar Charlot
7	Gauci Keith
8	Farrugia Neil
10	Azzopardi David
13	Micallef Karl
15	Schembri Franridge
17	Wingfield Dalton
18	Micallef Ryan
23	Vella Daryl [GK]

Reserves

3	Incorvaia Christian
4	Galea Sandro
9	Vassallo Roderick
11	Borg Darren
14	Cortis Stefan
16	Calleja Christian

Substitutions

52'	Azzopardi David	Incorvaia Christian
62'	Wingfield Dalton	Vassallo Roderick
65	Farrugia Neil	Borg Darren

Rabat Scorers

3'	Micallef Ryan
15'	Micallef Ryan
29'	Wingfield Dalton
44'	Wingfield Dalton
46'	Micallef Ryan
55'	Wingfield Dalton
57'	Schembri Franridge
61'	Micallef Ryan

Rabat Yellow Cards
Ciantor Charlot
Schembri Franridge

U15 Rabat vs Tarxien 0-1

Competition: Under 15 League Section B
Match Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009
Kick-off Time: 9:00-10:15
Venue: Luxol Stadium, Pembroke

Coach
Noel Azzopardi/Kevin Muscat

Starting Line Up

1	Vincenzo Agius [GK]
2	Luke Camilleri
3	Azzopardi Brandon
4	Chircop Luke
5	Schembri Christian
6	Etienne Scicluna
7	Azzopardi Aiden [CAPT]
8	Saliba John
9	Attard Nicolai
10	Muscat Jamie
11	Gauci Gilbert

Reserves

12	Zammit Andrew
13	Caruana Nicolai
14	Grech Kurt
15	Markham Shaun
16	Dalli Mark
17	Farrugia Kurt
18	Borg Nathan

Substitutions

40'	Muscat Jamie	Dalli Mark
50'	Saliba John	Caruana Nicolai

St Andrews Statistics

The next official match of the season for the Magpies is against St Andrews on Sunday 1st November 2009 at 9.00am in Centenary stadium in Ta' Qali. This is the fourth match for both teams in the second division league. Below are some history results and statistics.

Statistics from season 1997/1998 to date
Second Division; 07/08; St Andrews vs Rabat; 0-1; Adam Smeir
Second Division; 07/08; Rabat vs St Andrews; 1-2; Clint Micallef
Second Division; 06/07; Rabat vs St Andrews; 0-1;
Second Division; 06/07; St Andrews vs Rabat; 0-2; Joseph Caruana, Adam Smeir
Second Division; 04/05; St Andrews vs Rabat; 4-3; Darren Galea (x2), Adam Smeir
Second Division; 04/05; Rabat vs St Andrews; 0-3;
First Division; 01/02; Rabat vs St Andrews; 2-0; Engoya Ulrich, Jonathan Bezzina
First Division; 01/02; St Andrews vs Rabat; 4-4; Engoya Ulrich (x2), Emmanuel Muscat, Christian Muscat

	St Andrews	Rabat
Wins	4	3
Draws	1	1
Losts	3	4

Last five official matches played by St Andrews this season (DWDWW)
Senglea vs St Andrews 1-1 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
St Andrews vs Mellieha 3-1 (Second Division League)
Lija vs St Andrews 2-2 (Second Division League)
St Andrews vs Mgarr 3-1 (Anniversary Cup)
Zurrieq vs St Andrews 1-3 (Second Division League)

Last five official matches played by Rabat this season (DWDLL)
Lija vs Rabat 2-2 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
Rabat vs Gharghur 4-2 (Second Division League)
Mellieha vs Rabat 2-2 (Second Division League)
Rabat vs Lija 0-2 (Second Division League)
Birzebbuga vs Rabat 1-1; 5-3 pen (Anniversary Cup)

Apps = Season Appearances
S/C = Total Scored/Conceded
Y/R = Total Yellow/Red Cards
FC = Total Fouls Committed (the first two matches of the season are not included)
FR = Total Fouls Received (the first two matches of the season are not included)

Name	Apps	S/C	Y/R	FC	FR
Adam Smeir	7	7	1/0	7	12
Adrian Mifsud	7	0	2/0	6	3
Alan Zahra	7	0	0	3	2
Darren Galea	7	3	2/0	14	10
David Azzopardi	7	0	2/0	9	7
Jason Cassar	7	0	2/0	11	8
Michael Micallef	7	0	2/0	6	8
Joseph Caruana	6	1	0	12	5
Christopher Schembri	6	1	1/0	10	2
Jonathan Azzopardi [GK]	6	9	0	0	1
Kayne Said	6	2	0	4	4
Neil Caruana	6	0	2/0	6	2
Ryan Micallef	4	0	0	0	1
Emmanuel Muscat	4	1	1/0	10	5
Adam Wingfield	2	0	1/0	4	3
Dylan Falzon	1	0	0	0	0
James Borg [GK]	1	1	0	0	0
Luke Portelli	1	0	0	0	0
Jean-Paul Ciantar	1	0	0	0	0
Nigel Cortis	1	0	0	0	0
Franridge Schembri	1	0	0	0	0

Season Statistics
Total players utilized: 21
Total matches played: 7
Total goals scored: 15 (Average 2.14 goals scored per match)
Total goals conceded: 10 (Average 1.43 goals conceded per match)

League Statistics
Total matches played: 3
Total goals scored: 6 (Average 2.0 goals scored per match)
Total goals conceded: 6 (Average 2.0 goals conceded per match)

If you remember any memorable matches or any other useful information or comments regarding any match between these two teams that you wish to share, post comments below.

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 Committed	Fouls Received
1	Jonathan Azzopardi [GK]	0	0
2	Neil Caruana	2	2
3	Christopher Schembri	2	0
7	Adrian Mifsud	1	1
8	Alan Zahra	2	0
9	Kayne Said (Sub)	1	0
10	Adam Smeir	2	2
11	Darren Galea	3	1
14	Michael Micallef	2	3
15	Adam Wingfield	4	3
17	Emmanuel Muscat [CAPT]	2	2
20	Jason Cassar (Sub)	2	1
21	David Azzopardi	1	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)

Birzebbuga Statistics

The next official match of the season for the Magpies is against Birzebbuga on Friday 16h October 2009 at 18.00 at Centenary stadium in Ta' Qali. This is valid for the National League 100 Anniversary Cup. Below are some history results and statistics.

Statistics from season 1997/1998 to date
Second Division; 07/08; Rabat vs Birzebbuga; 5-1; Emmanuel Muscat (x2), Christopher Schembri, Kayne Said, Jonathan Bezzina
Second Division; 07/08; Birzebbuga vs Rabat; 0-2; Jonathan Bezzina, Darren Galea
Second/Third Division Knock-Out; 07/08; Birzebbuga vs Rabat; 1-1; Clint Micallef
Second/Third Division Knock-Out; 06/07; Rabat vs Birzebbuga; 1-1 (aet, 3-4 pen); Kayne Said
Second Division; 06/07; Birzebbuga vs Rabat; 2-2; Keith Micallef, Joseph Caruana
Second Division; 06/07; Rabat vs Birzebbuga; 1-2; Jonathan Bezzina
Third Division; 05/06; Rabat vs Birzebbuga; 1-1; Adam Smeir

	Birzebbuga	Rabat
Wins	2	2
Draws	3	3
Losts	2	2

Official matches played by Birzebbuga this season (LWWWW)
Ghaxaq vs Birzebbuga 1-0 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
Birzebbuga vs Kirkop 1-0 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
Mgarr vs Birzebbuga 0-1 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
Birzebbuga vs Zebbug 3-2 (Second Division League)
Senglea vs Birzebbuga 1-3 (Second Division League)

Last five official matches played by Rabat this season (WDWDL)
Mtarfa vs Rabat 1-4 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
Lija vs Rabat 2-2 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
Rabat vs Gharghur 4-2 (Second Division League)
Mellieha vs Rabat 2-2 (Second Division League)
Rabat vs Lija 0-2 (Second Division League)

Apps = Season Appearances
S/C = Total Scored/Conceded
Y/R = Total Yellow/Red Cards
FC = Total Fouls Committed (the first two matches of the season are not included)
FR = Total Fouls Received (the first two matches of the season are not included)

Name	Apps	S/C	Y/R	FC	FR
Adam Smeir	6	6	1/0	5	10
Adrian Mifsud	6	0	2/0	5	2
Alan Zahra	6	0	0	1	2
Darren Galea	6	3	2/0	11	9
David Azzopardi	6	0	1/0	8	6
Jason Cassar	6	0	2/0	9	7
Joseph Caruana	6	1	0	12	5
Michael Micallef	6	0	2/0	4	5
Christopher Schembri	5	1	1/0	8	2
Jonathan Azzopardi [GK]	5	8	0	0	1
Kayne Said	5	2	0	3	4
Neil Caruana	5	0	2/0	4	0
Ryan Micallef	4	0	0	0	1
Emmanuel Muscat	3	1	1/0	8	3
Dylan Falzon	1	0	0	0	0
James Borg [GK]	1	1	0	0	0
Adam Wingfield	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Portelli	1	0	0	0	0
Jean-Paul Ciantar	1	0	0	0	0
Nigel Cortis	1	0	0	0	0
Franridge Schembri	1	0	0	0	0

Season Statistics
Total players utilized: 21
Total matches played: 6
Total goals scored: 14 (Average 2.33 goals scored per match)
Total goals conceded: 9 (Average 1.5 goals conceded per match)

League Statistics
Total matches played: 3
Total goals scored: 6 (Average 2.0 goals scored per match)
Total goals conceded: 6 (Average 2.0 goals conceded per match)

If you remember any memorable matches or any other useful information or comments regarding any match between these two teams that you wish to share, post comments below.

Rabat vs Lija 0-2

Competition: Second Division League
Match Date: Sunday, October 11, 2009
Kick-off Time: 11:00-13:00
Venue: Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali



Coach
Michael Molzahn

Line Up

		Fouls Committed	Fouls Received
1	Jonathan Azzopardi [GK]	0	1
2	Neil Caruana	0	0
3	Christopher Schembri	1	0
5	Joseph Caruana	3	1
7	Adrian Mifsud	2	1
8	Alan Zahra (Sub)	0	1
9	Kayne Said	0	2
10	Adam Smeir	0	2
11	Darren Galea (Sub)	2	2
13	Jason Cassar	1	3
14	Michael Micallef	1	1
16	David Azzopardi	3	2
17	Emmanuel Muscat [CAPT]	4	1
18	Ryan Micallef (Sub)	0	0

Substitutions

45'	Alan Zahra	Jason Cassar
45'	Darren Galea	Joseph Caruana
82'	Ryan Micallef	Kayne Said

Match Report

9'	Lija were assigned a corner-kick from the right-side of the pitch. This was easily saved by the goalkeeper
16'	A Lija player was shown the yellow card for a clear-hands ball
22'	Rabat had a free-kick on the right-side of the pitch. This was very good taken by David Azzopardi. If it wasn't for the goalkeeper who sent the ball out to a corner-kick, the ball would have been sent in the back of the net
29'	Emmanuel Muscat tried a personal shot from out of the penalty area. The shot was weak and central and was easily saved by the goalkeeper
31'	A Lija player tried to leave his mark by shooting from outside the penalty area. The shot finished well wide
34'	Lija sent a low cross from the right-side of the pitch. No Lija player was in a good position to finish the ball and the ball was easily cleared up by one of the Rabat players
37'	Lija scored their first goal of the match. Joseph Caruana sent a bad back pass to the goalkeeper. A Lija striker was easily set up for a scoring opportunity in front of the goalkeeper which he did not waste
45'	In the beginning of the second-half, Rabat performed two substitutions. Alan Zahra entered instead of Jason Cassar, while Darren Galea entered instead of Joseph Caruana
48'	Lija continued where they left in the first half. They had their first shot which was saved by the goalkeeper
51'	Lija tried another shot from the left-side of the pitch. This finished inches wide
53'	Lija performed their first substitution
55'	From a corner-kick, Adam Smeir passed the ball to Alan Zahra. He easily moved into the penalty area, but the shot was finished high
59'	A Lija player was shown the yellow card after a bad foul on Darren Galea
63'	Lija tried a shot from the left-side of the pitch. This was saved by the goalkeeper
63'	Darren Galea was shown the yellow card
66'	From the right-side of the pitch and from behind, Michael Micallef sent a dangerous cross into the penalty area. The Lija goalkeeper easily saved the ball by anticipating all the other players
67'	Lija performed their second substitution of the match
67'	A Lija player was shown the yellow card for wasting time
70'	Rabat had a good scoring opportunity in the penalty area, but the ball was being moved too slowly and the Lija players quickly recovered the lost space
73'	Another Lija player was shown the yellow card
76'	Adrian Mifsud was shown the yellow card for pushing
78'	Kayne Said was substituted by Ryan Micallef
80'	Rabat were assigned a free-kick on the left-side of the pitch. David Azzopardi sent a cross into the penalty area. The ball was headed by Darren Galea. The ball was in some way touched by the goalkeeper who sent the ball on the bar and out for a corner-kick
81'	Lija performed a counter attack. The Rabat defence was too slow and it was Michael Micallef who stopped the ball just in time to avoid another Lija scoring opportunity
82'	Darren Galea tried a personal shot but the ball was shot wide
85'	Jonathan Azzopardi was away from the goal line. A Lija player adventured himself from a shot from the middle of the pitch. The Rabat goalkeeper did not manage to recover back his position and the ball finished in the back of the net for a sensational goal
86'	Alan Zahra tried a shot but finished wide
87'	Lija tried another shot, but this was saved and cleared by the goalkeeper into a corner-kick
90'	Christopher Schembri sent a high through ball to Darren Galea. The latter did not manage to control the ball
90'	The referee blew the last whistle for a final score of two zero for Lija

Rabat Yellow Cards

63'	Darren Galea
76'	Adrian Mifsud

Corners
Rabat (4), Lija(5)

Offsides
Rabat (1), Lija(6)

U17 Pieta vs Rabat 3-0

Competition: Under 17 League Section A
Match Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009
Kick-off Time: 9:00-11:00
Venue: Luxol Stadium, Pembroke

Starting Line Up

1	Bonello Mario [GK]
2	Dimech Christopher
5	Cortis Stefan
6	Ferrante Reuben
7	Borg Wayne
8	Cortis Sacha
10	Borg Luca
11	Farrugia Brandon
13	Saliba Michael
15	Muscat Kurt
16	Laudi Adrian

Reserves

3	Camilleri Andy Paul
4	Micallef Keith Josef
9	Vella Chris
12	Strout Warren
14	Debono Jonathan
17	Aquilina Nicolai
18	Bonavia Jamie

Substitutions

55'	Vella Chris	Farrugia Brandon
71'	Debono Jonathan	Borg Luca
74'	Camilleri Andy Paul	Dimech Christopher

Rabat Yellow Cards

60'	Dimech Christopher

U17 Rabat vs Naxxar 3-1

Competition: Under 17 League Section A
Match Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009
Kick-off Time: 12:00-14:00
Venue: Luxol Stadium, Pembroke

Starting Line Up

1	Bonello Mario [GK]
5	Cortis Stefan
6	Ferrante Reuben
7	Borg Wayne
8	Cortis Sacha
9	Vella Chris
10	Borg Luca
11	Farrugia Brandon
13	Saliba Michael
15	Muscat Kurt
17	Tanti Zachary

Reserves

2	Christopher Dimech
3	Strout Warren
4	Micallef Keith Josef
12	Camilleri Andy Paul
14	Debono Jonathan
16	Laudi Adrian
18	Bonavia Jamie

Substitutions

41'	Laudi Adrian	Vella Chris
76'	Christopher Dimech	Farrugia Brandon
77'	Bonavia Jamie	Borg Luca
79'	Micallef Keith Josef	Borg Wayne

Rabat Scorers

34'	Wayne Borg
43'	Wayne Borg
74'	Sacha Cortis

Rabat Yellow Cards

30'	Tanti Zachary
56'	Tanti Zachary

Rabat Red Cards

56'	Tanti Zachary

Lija Statistics

The next official match of the season for the Magpies is against Lija on Sunday 11h October 2009 at 11.00am in Centenary stadium in Ta' Qali. This is the third match for both teams in the second division league. Below are some history results and statistics.

Statistics from season 1997/1998 to date
Second/Third Division Knock-Out; 09/10; Lija vs Rabat; 2-2; Adam Smeir, Kayne Said
Second Division; 07/08; Rabat vs Lija; 1-1; Adam Smeir
Second Division; 07/08; Lija vs Rabat; 0-1; Darren Galea
Second Division; 06/07; Lija vs Rabat; 0-1; Adam Smeir
Second Division; 06/07; Rabat vs Lija; 2-3; Adam Smeir, Kayne Said
First Division; 03/04; Rabat vs Lija; 2-2; Darren Galea (x2)
First Division; 03/04; Lija vs Rabat; 1-0;
First Division; 02/03; Rabat vs Lija; 2-2; William Borg (x2)
First Division; 02/03; Lija vs Rabat; 0-3; Engoya Ulrich, William Borg, Michael Micallef
FA Trophy; 00/01; Rabat vs Lija; 1-1 (3-2 pens); Joe Galea
First Division; 97/98; Lija vs Rabat; 1-2; Adrian Mifsud, John Cassar
First Division; 97/98; Rabat vs Lija; 2-0; Kevin Loughborough, Ziya Yildiz

	Lija	Rabat
Wins	2	5
Draws	5	5
Losts	5	2

Official matches played by Lija this season (WWDDD)
Lija vs Mtarfa 5-0 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
Attard vs Lija 0-2 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
Lija vs Rabat 2-2 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
Zurrieq vs Lija 2-2 (Second Division League)
Lija vs St Andrews 2-2 (Second Division League)

Official matches played by Rabat this season (WWDWD)
Rabat vs Attard 2-0 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
Mtarfa vs Rabat 1-4 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
Lija vs Rabat 2-2 (Second & Third Division Knock-Out)
Rabat vs Gharghur 4-2 (Second Division League)
Mellieha vs Rabat 2-2 (Second Division League)

These two teams have already encountered each other earlier this season. For a detailed match report read here.

Apps = Season Appearances
S/C = Total Scored/Conceded
Y/R = Total Yellow/Red Cards
FC = Total Fouls Committed (the first two matches of the season are not included)
FR = Total Fouls Received (the first two matches of the season are not included)

Name	Apps	S/C	Y/R	FC	FR
Adam Smeir	5	6	1/0	5	8
Adrian Mifsud	5	0	1/0	3	1
Alan Zahra	5	0	0	1	1
Darren Galea	5	3	1/0	9	7
David Azzopardi	5	0	1/0	5	4
Jason Cassar	5	0	2/0	8	4
Joseph Caruana	5	1	0	9	4
Michael Micallef	5	0	2/0	3	4
Christopher Schembri	4	1	1/0	7	2
Jonathan Azzopardi [GK]	4	6	0	0	0
Kayne Said	4	2	0	3	2
Neil Caruana	4	0	2/0	4	0
Ryan Micallef	3	0	0	0	1
Emmanuel Muscat	2	1	1/0	4	2
Dylan Falzon	1	0	0	0	0
James Borg [GK]	1	1	0	0	0
Adam Wingfield	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Portelli	1	0	0	0	0
Jean-Paul Ciantar	1	0	0	0	0
Nigel Cortis	1	0	0	0	0
Franridge Schembri	1	0	0	0	0

Season Statistics
Total players utilized: 21
Total matches played: 5
Total goals scored: 14 (Average 2.8 goals scored per match)
Total goals conceded: 7 (Average 1.4 goals conceded per match)

League Statistics
Total matches played: 2
Total goals scored: 6 (Average 3.0 goals scored per match)
Total goals conceded: 4 (Average 2.0 goals conceded per match)

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U15 Qormi vs Rabat 2-0

Competition: Under 15 League Section B
Match Date: Saturday, October 4, 2009
Kick-off Time: 13:30-14:45
Venue: St Patrick Stadium, Zabbar

Coach
Noel Azzopardi/Kevin Muscat

Starting Line Up

1	Zammit Andrew [GK]
2	Luke Camilleri
3	Azzopardi Brandon
4	Borg Nathan
5	Scicluna Etienne
6	Schembri Christian
7	Muscat Jamie
8	Saliba John
9	Attard Nicolai
10	Dalli Mark
11	Gauci Gilbert

Reserves

12	Incorvaja Stefan
13	Hallett Karl
14	Chircop Luke
15	Caruana Nicolai
16	Markham Shaun
17	Pace David
18	Azzopardi Aiden

Substitutions

35'	Muscat Jamie	Azzopardi Aiden
40'	Gauci Gilbert	Caruana Nicolai
50'	Dalli Mark	Pace David
55'	Attard Nicolai	Hallett Karl

Rabat Yellow Cards
Schembri Christian

Mellieha vs Rabat 2-2

Competition: Second Division League
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)