San Ġwann   1
St Andrew      3

In front of a packed Luxol Ground where there were also two bands in attendance this game came into life in the second period as the first half was a very low key affair as both teams insisted on playing long balls and there were only two shots at goal. Full marks to referee Ezekjel Barbara who had a very good control on the proceedings.

St Andrew mounted the first action as Alexander Satariano relased Matteo Sansone in the area and San Ġwann keeper Jake Pisani foiled with a timely sortie as he dived at his feet and smothered the ball while at the other end Ryan Xuereb floated a high ball in the area from a left falnk throw-in and St Andrew keeper Sebastian Spiteri neutralised the ball. 

Three actions were then mounted by St Andrew. Lee Attard served Jordan Kelly with a through ball on the right flank and after advancing Pisani neutralised the ball from his high cross. Kelly then served Mattia Veselji on the right flank from a throw-in and after advancing Pisani neutralised the ball from his high cross and Sansone was fouled well outside the area and after the free kick by Benjamin Gatt Floridia, Satariano drove out from inside the area.  

San Ġwann came close to take the lead on two consecutive occasions on the 23rd and 31st minutes. Christian Gauci served Jean P Attard with a square pass just outside the area and Spiteri saved his hard drive in two attempts and Adam Falzon dribbled past three opponents and again Spiteri saved his hard shot from the edge of the area.

The last action before the break was created by St Andrew as Kelly served Veselji with a high through ball in the area but Pisani neutralised the ball with a perfect timely sortie.

The first action after the resumption was created by St Andrew when Satariano served Sansone with a through ball on the left flank and a defender foiled him with a timely tackle. San Ġwann then created two actions. Byron Madu dribbled past an opponent on the right flank, advanced and Spiteri neutralised the ball following his high cross in the area and Joseph Attard released Cody Grech in the area and Spiteri foiled him with a timely sortie as he dived at his feet, and in an action by St Andrew Satariano released Veselji on the right edge of the area but he was foiled by a timely clearance from a defender.

St Andrew opened the score on the hour as they won a corner kick on the right flank and as the high cross by Sansone created havoc in San Ġwann's area Lee Attard scored with a header to the joy of the numerous supporters present. Three minutes later they doubled their lead after a prolonged action. Satariano dribbled past two opponents and as he advanced near the edge of the area Luke Musu' tackeld him and cleared the ball to a corner and he was injured in the action and had to be stretchered off the field and did not resume playing. After the flag kick by Sansone, Christian Gauci pushed Satariano in the area and as the referee pointed to the penalty spot he brandished the red card to Gauci and Veselji made no mistake from the spot with a hard low drive.

In an action by San Ġwann Falzon was fouled in midfield and as the free kick was taken by keeper Pisani, Spiteri saved his high drive. Six minutes before the end of normal time, despite being with ten men San Ġwann managed to reduce the gap as Falzon pounced on a faulty clearance just outside the area and he netted with a high drive past Spiteri and four minutes later Madu released Grech in the area and Spiteri dived at his feet and smothered the ball. 

St Andrew put the issue beyond any doubt in the last minute of normal time as substitute Liam Hudson served Veslji with a low through ball on the right edge of the area and after entering he was tripped by a defender and he made no mistake from the resultant penalty to make it 3-1.

After the game Mr Mario Cardona, Head of Global Security presented the Trophy to St Andrew captain Benjamim Gatt Floridia and medals to both sets of players and substitutes and also to the game officialas     

San Ġwann: J.Pisani, R.Zarb, R.Xuereb, C.Gauci, J,P.Attard, B.Madu, J.Attard, C.Grech, L.Musu', O.Spiteri, A.Falzon

St Andrew: S.Spiteri, B.Gatt Floridia, L.Attard, Z.Muscat, A.Satariano, J.Vella, M.Sansone, M.Muscat, J.Kelly, M.Veselji, S.Agius,  

Referee: Ezekjel Barbara

Assistant I: Luke xuereb

Assistant II: Al Hassan Sillah