The Hockey season 2005/2006 started off as season 2004/05 ended, with Rabat Depiro winning another trophy. On Sunday they got the local competitions off to a start with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Young Stars. For Rabat this was the fourth consecutive Super Cup victory.
On the day Rabat were missing Robert Aquilina, Branko Radojevic and new signing Aaron Perales while Young Stars had Chris Attard out with injury.
The game got of to a quite start with the first action of note coming in the 6th minutes when Dalli saw his fine reverse hit from the edge of the dee saved by the Rabat goalkeeper. On 10 minutes Rabat had a series of four short corners that failed to produce a decent hit at goal.
Two minutes later however Rabat were not denied as a good run by Josef Antonelli allowed him to pick up an unmarked Seychell who slapped shot into the net. Rabat then proceeded to rub salt into the wound by doubling the score soon after. This time Chris Bugeja made no mistake from a short corner. The two goals in the space of a few minutes rocked Young Stars and their first signs of reaction only game late in the half. Ten minutes from the break, they pulled a goal back when Mark Camilleri flicked perfectly into the top corner following a short corner. The half ended with both goalkeepers pulling off good saves from short corner actions.
The goal in the final minutes should have encouraged Young Stars to push for the equaliser but Rabat quickly restored their three goal lead when three minutes into the half Josef Antonelli pounced on the rebound after Mizzi had saved Kevin Micallef’s first hit at goal. Vella could have put the game beyond Young Stars straight away when he came one on one with the goalkeeper but flicked straight at him. Young Stars could not put together a decent reaction and on 18 minutes it was Antonelli who got his second and Rabat’s fourth after an initial shot from Vella was stopped. The game was now won and lost although till the end both sides created chances to increase the score.
After the game the Hockey Association’s Secretary General, David Agius presented Rabat with the Super Cup.