Birkirkara outgun Vittoriosa Stars
by Ayrton Galea - 29th July 2011
Birkirkara registered another comfortable win, as this time they dominated Vittoriosa stars with a score of 5-1. Once again, the Spanish striker who is on trial scored a hat trick.
It was another perfect outing for the Spanish striker who once again managed to find the net no less than three times. Another player who had a great performance was the youngster Ryan Camenzuli. He played all the ninety minutes and we witnessed the 16 year old as a solid defender full of determination that led him to be one of the best players in the match.
Birkirkara opened the match on a slow rhythm and they found it difficult to penetrate the Vittoriosa's defence. Vittoriosa went ahead with a shot from outside the area, but then Birkirkara took the control of the game, to come back from a goal down to score five.
Mr. Patrick Curmi started with this formation:
Angus Buhagiar, Rodrigo Pereira, Joseph Zerafa, Ryan Camenzuli
Leighton Grech, Gareth Sciberras, Alan Tabone, Andrew Decesare, Trevor Cilia
Spanish trialist
First Half
4' From a corner from the left by Alan Tabone on the 2nd post, Angus Buhagiar connected but his attempt was cleared by the defence.
12' Trevor Cilia went past a defender, sent an inviting cross but it was stopped by the Vittoriosa Goalkeeper.
15' Jorge Mora found no difficulty in neutralising a direct free kick by Vittoriosa.
26' Angus Buhagiar crossed from the right, Trevor Cilia tried his luck but his shot ended wide.
29' Alan Tabone's freekick found Rodrigo Pereira but his header ended wide.
31' Vittoriosa tried their luck with a powerful freekick which was deflected into a corner kick.
32' Trevor Cilia had an attempt on goal but his effort was blocked and cleared by the defence.
34' Birkirkara almost took the lead when from a freekick by Alan Tabone, the Spanish striker almost scored with a powerful header inside the box.
35' The Spanish striker was in action once again when from an inviting low cross by Trevor Cilia, he hit wide.
38' Against the run of play Vittoriosa took the lead with a powerful shot from outside the area which gave Mora no chance.
39' A very weak shot for Vittoriosa ended wide.
41' Vittoriosa almost doubled their lead when in a fast breakaway, the Vittoriosa forward advanced on the right wing and sent a perfect pass to Marcelo Pereira who concluded wide from a close range.
42' Vittoriosa paid a sour price for the golden opportunity lost as Birkirkara equalised through the Spanish striker. Trevor Cilia anticipated the Vittoriosa goalkeeper, sent a low cross shot that found the Spanish striker who concluded into an empty net to make the score 1-1.
The first half ended in a 1-1 draw.
Second Half
The second half was one sided as Birkirkara dominated from the first till the last whistle of this half and it was no wonder they scored four goals and beat Vittoriosa with a heavy score.
In the second half, Terence Vella replaced Leighton Grech, Ryan Scicluna came on instead of Gareth Sciberras, Karl Magri replaced Jorge Mora, a Portugese defender on trial replaced Zerafa, and Jacopo Camilli replaced the Spanish striker.
1' Trevor Cilia crossed from the right to Terence Vella whose volley ended wide.
3' Vittoriosa tried their luck with a powerful direct freekick which was saved by Mora.
5' An opportunity created by Ryan Camenzuli and Terence Vella saw the latter having his cross ending wide.
6' Birkirkara went ahead when Terence Vella rounded a player sent a low cross and a Vittoriosa player sent the ball into his own net to make the score 2-1 for Birkirkara.
10' Ryan Camenzuli almost scored a picture goal when he rounded two players went between another two, but his final shot ended wide.
13' A perfect cross from the back by Rodrigo Pereira towards Alan Tabone who served Trevor Cilia whose effort was turned into a corner kick. From the same corner kick, a header ended wide for a goal kick.
15' A shift of play by Ryan Camenzuli saw the ball deflected by the Spanish striker, who found Trevor but his effort was once again turned into a corner kick. From the corner kick Zerafa headed well but it was neutralised by the goalkeeper.
24' Birkirkara scored their third goal when Alan Tabone served the Spanish striker who gave no chance to the Vittoriosa goalkeeper with a powerful volley.
25' Three became four, when the Spanish striker notched his hat-trick when he was served into the box and he slotted the ball the ball into the net with a low shot.
37' An inviting cross by Terence Vella from the left was cleared by the defenders.
40' Following a very good short-passes action, Alan Tabone was served well in the box and he tried his luck with a cute lob but the Vittoriosa goalkeeper turned it into a corner kick.
41' Birkirkara scored the fifth goal when a perfect pass by Alan Tabone found Terence Vella who beat the goalkeeper with a close range shot.
45' Vittoriosa were awarded a corner kick following a low cross which was deflected. From the corner, the Birkirkara defence cleared well and the referee blew the final whistle.
The full time whistle saw Birkirkara ending their involvements in this tournament with another comfortable win and a superb performance.
In these three matches, Birkirkara won two and lost one, they scored 10 goals and conceded four. The scoring list was as follows: Spanish striker (6), Leighton Grech (1), Ryan Camenzuli (1), Terence Vella (1), own goal (1).
The Spanish striker was awarded the best player of the tournament. Mosta won the tournament with three wins, while Birkirkara finished in the second place.
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