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3-3
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Għajnsielem F.C. vs
S.K. Victoria Wanderers
Charlon Tabone,
Roberto R. Petriaggi
(2)(Għajnsielem F.C.);
Agi Adesina, Kenneth
Mercieca, Chris
Sciortino (S.K. Victoria
W.)
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Full-time:
Għajnsielem tried
desperately to score the
winner but did not come
close towards the end.
They risked conceding on
one of SK's fast breaks.
So the Blacks have
earned their first point
of the season, but are
still looking for their
first win of the season. |
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45':
Portelli nearly takes
advantage of Vella's
indecision but loses
balance and Vella
recovers. Jonathan Grech
on for Charlon Grima.
Steve Dimech on for
Kenneth Mercieca.
Towards the end
Sciortino nearly steals
the points for SK. |
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40':
Joseph Attard comes on
for the injured Charlon
Tabone. |
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37': Portelli
tries to release
Petriaggi but SK close
him down. Charlon Grima
shoots high and wide
following a short
clearance. |
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35': The Blacks
are in clear difficulty
now. They have to attack
and are giving SK the
chance to hit them on
the break. |
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32': Adesina
should have given SK the
lead but his weak
off-balance effort goes
straight to Grech.
Blacks were then lucky
again to survive a surge
by Edinson and Adesina. |
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30': The Blacks
showed stunning
complacency ever since
the Wanderers had a man
sent off. They thought
the match was won. They
were wrong. Robert Grima
tries his luck from
distance but the shot
goes straight at Vella. |
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26':
GOAL Chris
Sciortino equalizes for
10-man S.K. Victoria W..
He scores with a rising
shot from a short
clearance following a
Wanderers' free-kick. |
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25': Cordina is
sent through by Portelli
but his cross to
Petriaggi is cleared.
From the corner
Portelli's shot is too
weak to trouble Vella. |
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20': Nice play
from the Blacks but
Cordina is too slow to
react to Portelli's
through pass. Petriaggi
blasts high from point
blank following stellar
work by Simoncic. |
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15':
The Blacks are guilty of
some lackadaisical play
in midfield. More of
this and they will pay
the price. Meanwhile
free-kick to the Blacks.
Blocked by the wall.
Anther free-kick to
Għajnsielem and Joseph
Refalo of SK is sent off
by referee Andre Arciola |
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12':
The match is wide open
now as the two teams are
trying to come to terms
with their respective
defensive frailties. |
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10':
GOAL There was
some shocking defending
in that sequence that
saw the Wanderers
overturn the deficit. SK
is equally poor as
Cordina splits their
defence open to send
Petriaggi clear for the
3-2. The Brazilian
scores at the near post. |
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07': GOALS
Adesina scores to
equalize 1-1. Then
Mercieca gives S.K. the
lead 1-2. Petriaggi then
brings the Blacks level
2-2. This happened in
less than two minutes. |
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02': The two
teams are sharing teh
exchanges in the early
goings. Petriaggi should
have scored when he was
sent in by Portelli.
Vella blocks to a corner
Petriaggi's left-footed
shot. |
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Restart:
The second half is
underway with the Blacks
defending the goal to
our left. Neither side
seems to have made any
changes. |
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HT: Għajnsielem
just about deserve their
half-time lead. They
will need a greater
effort from the likes of
Cordina and Petriaggi
especially in the second
half, to prevent the
Victoria side from
crushing the Blacks in
and around their penalty
area. |
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45':
Grech saves from a
header from the corner. |
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45':
The Blacks are trying to
maintain possession in
the dying moments of the
half. Simoncic earns a
free-kick. Portelli's
shot is blocked by the
wall. |
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40':
The Blacks' forwards are
isolated as their
defence and midfield are
defending too deep. The
Blacks clear the ball
from a corner and
Petriaggi is fouled as
he attempts a breakaway.
From the resultant
free-kick the Wanderers
clear behind for a
corner. |
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38':
The Wanderers are
enjoying more of the
possession at the
moment. |
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35':
Simoncic's long
clearance is easily
gathered by Franklyn
Vella. Sciortino's shot
whistles past Grech's
goal. |
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31':
Portelli shoots high.
Cordina is lucky to
escape with a yellow
following an incident
with Franco Magrin. |
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30':
Portelli's free-kick is
cleared behind for a
corner. A second corner
follows for the Blacks. |
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28':
Petriaggi's low shot
goes wide. The Blacks
deserve their lead. |
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25':
GOAL Richard
Sammut, Joseph Attard,
Simon Spiteri, Glen
Cutajar, Larry Buttigieg
and Jonathan Grech are
on the bench for the
Blacks. Joel Sciberras,
Joel Xuereb, Steve
Dimech, Nicholas Vella,
Sam Harland are on the
S.K. Victoria W. bench.
Meanwhile Charlon Tabone
heads in from Simoncic's
corner kick. 1-0. |
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22':
Petriaggi's shot goes
wide. SK have started as
follows: Franklyn Vella,
Simon Gatt, Matthew
Zammit, David Udoh,
Franco Magrin, Kenneth
Mercieca, Lauran Dimech,
Joseph Refalo, Chris
Sciortino, Agi Adesina,
Estrada Edinson. |
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20':
Tabone claims a penalty
after a Wanderer seems
to block with his hand
from a Simoncic
free-kick. Then the
Wanderers nearly break.
Down the other end
Simoncic sees his shot
go high. |
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17':
Simoncic heads the ball
against the bar from
Portelli's near post
corner. More bad luck
for the Blacks. |
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15':
Għajnsielem
should be a goal up.
They have a slight upper
hand at the moment.
Robert Grima's shot is
deflected behind for
another corner. |
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12':
Patrick Camilleri makes
an important
intervention for the
Blacks in their own
penalty area. Then
Petriaggi is nearly sent
clean through by the
Blacks but the SK
goalkeeper intervenes.
Moments later Petriaggi
is completely clear,
with the ball at his
feet but he is foiled by
the keeper as he tries
to dribble around him. A
shocking waste. |
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10':
Manwel Cordina runs on
to a through pass but
the Wanderers' defence
blocks to a corner.
Simoncic nearly scores
directly from the
corner. From the second
corner Cordina's header
is cleared behind by the
Wanderers. Portelli's
in swinger produces a
fourth straight
corner-kick for the
Blacks. Then the
Wanderers earn a
free-kick to finally
clear the danger. |
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05':
The Blacks have started
as follows: Joseph Grech,
David Debattista,
Patrick Camilleri,
Robert Grima, Charlon
Grima, Alex Simoncic,
Jason Portelli, Charlon
Tabone, Stefan Azzopardi,
Roberto R. Petriaggi,
Manwel Cordina.. |
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01':
Alex Simoncic sends his
free-kick high. |
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Kick off: We
are under way. |
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Pre-kick off: We
are live today at the Gozo
Stadium for Għajnsielem
F.C.'s first division
league match against S.K.
Victoria Wanderers. |
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