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Hockey – KO Semi-finals:Rabat Depiro and Qormi to contest final

Malta Independent Thursday, 29 May 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago

In the first semi-final Rabat Depiro got the better of Young Stars with a 4-2 score line.

Rabat went immediately into attack and forged ahead in the second minute through James Azzopardi. Within one minute Young Stars leveled when Mark Camilleri beat Azzopardi with reverse hit.

In the 15th minute Shawn Falzon again put Rabat ahead when he produced a bombshell from top of the D.

In the second half Rabat once again went immediately on attack and on the 38min a good move between Aquilina and Micallef ended with Charlot Antonelli firing the ball home off the crossbar.

Five minutes later a free hit for Rabat inside the 22m. area was quickly taken by Kevin Micallef who set up James Azzopardi to easily score goal No. 4. After this fourth goal Rabat relaxed however they could have added a fifth from a penalty stroke which saw C. Bugeja hitting the upright.

Young Stars reduced the arrears when Mark Camilleri scored his second goal from a short corner action.

In the second semi-final of the day Qormi beat White Hart by the odd goal in three.

Here again Qormi went straight on the attack, however the first chance of the match fell to Luke Borg Costanzi when he saw his solo effort just missing the target by inches.

In the sixth min. Qormi went ahead when Steve Tanti paved is way on the right flank and served Jonathan Borg with an exquisite pass for the latter to slap hit the ball past Galea in goal.

In the 41st minute Qormi won a short corner and from it they forged further ahead with another goal from Jonathan Borg.

From then on it was practically one team on the field with White Hart constructing one attack after another. On the 44th White Hart were somewhat unlucky when Anthony Roberts hit the cross bar after some good work by Sandro Bartolo.

White Hart kept up the pressure and on the 50th were awarded a penalty stroke which Luke Borg Costanzi converted – 2-1. Eight minutes later it had to be Ramon Chircop, the Qormi goalkeeper, to deny Luke Borg Costanzi from equalising, with a timely intervention.

The final between Rabat Depiro and Qormi will be played on Saturday at 6pm.

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