GĦARGĦUR - LIJA ATHLETIC - MĠARR UNITED - MOSTA

G.M.M.T. Mosta Tournament 2007 :: Day 01 :: Wed 22 Aug 2007

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       Scorers :: Hubert Friggieri 75' , Glenn Barry 79'

Lija Athletic Fc commenced its commitments in the 'Gammari Muscat' Mosta Tournament 2007 with a fine victory over Third Division side, Għargħur Fc. The Reds took quite a while to settle down in this match and in fact the first half was rather uneventful and ended goalless. The Għargħur goalie was forced to perform a string of fine saves however, as the Athletic played in an offensive mode. Nevertheless the Għargħur rearguard managed to neutralise Lija's efforts on goal following some solid defending. On the half hour mark, Josef Laferla had to be substituted with Andrè Scicluna following a light injury.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lija Athletic Fc mentor, Anthony Grech performed three substitutions that somehow left their effect in a positive way. Veteran Gordon Camenzuli was substituted with Glenn Barry, young Hubert Friggieri instead of newcomer Chris Farrugia and Mark Cremona for the place of Alan Ellul. The Athletic improved considerably during the second period, and in fact on 75 minutes Lija broke the deadlock. Hubert Friggieri scored a magnificent goal when firing a distant volley that with the help of the cross-bar ended inside the net beyond the helpless Għargħur keeper - 1-0. Following this breakthrough in Għargħur's solid defence, it took the Reds no longer than four minutes to double their lead. Glenn Barry was well positioned to flick the ball home for a final 2-0 score-line. At the last moments, Colin Ciantar was substituted with Gilbert Grech.

 Team Formation :: Luke BONNICI - Chris FARRUGIA [Hubert FRIGGIERI] - Josef LAFERLA [Andrè SCICLUNA] - Michael MANGION - Alan ELLUL [Mark CREMONA] - Daniel CREMONA - Daniel SCERRI - Colin CIANTAR [Gilbert GRECH] - Lydon CILIA - Gordon CAMENZULI [Glenn BARRY] - Andrè CACHIA

G.M.M.T. Mosta Tournament 2007 :: Day 02 :: p.p. to Thu 06 Sep 2007

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       Scorers ::

The match vs Mġarr United was postponed to Thursday 6th of September, following a floodlight failure at the Mosta Ground on Saturday 25th August 2007 ...

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G.M.M.T. Mosta Tournament 2007 :: Day 03 :: Tue 28 Aug 2007

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       Scorers :: None

The Lija Athletic Fc lads gave a very good account of themselves against hosts Mosta Fc today, in the final day of the tournament. In fact the spirited Athletic side opened with a barrage on the Mosta rearguard. A couple of excellent goal-scoring chances came Lija's way in the early stages of the match, with perhaps the best chance to take the lead occurring in the tenth minute of the match. Lydon Cilia brilliantly served Beppe Antignolo, with the latter impossibly shooting high with only inches away from an empty net. Lija continued to be the better side and ten minutes later, the Mosta goalie performed a great save on Lija's Antignolo. On 38 minutes, the Reds wasted another excellent opportunity to forge ahead when Daniel Cremona shot high, all alone in front of an empty net. Five minutes from the break, Mosta had their first shot on goal, missing target by a whisker.

During the second period, neighbours Mosta improved considerably in their play, nevertheless the best chances of score still came Lija's way. On 55 minutes, the Mosta Fc custodian saved in three attempts, Chris Farrugia's insisting shots. Fifteen minutes into the second half, Mosta had two clear goal-scoring chances, but each time the ball sailed wide by a few inches. Lija Athletic goal-keeper, Luke Bonnici saved the match for his team on 88 minutes, when tipping away marvellously a most insidious volley. The Lija coach, Anthony Grech performed three substitutions throughout the match. Although this game ended in a goalless stale-mate, this was surely the best match one could follow in this year's Mosta Tournament edition.

Team Formation :: Luke BONNICI - Chris FARRUGIA [Alan ELLUL] - Michael MANGION - Daniel SCERRI - Daniel CREMONA - Colin CIANTAR - Lydon CILIA - Glenn BARRY - Andrè SCICLUNA [Andrè CACHIA] - Eman CARUANA - Beppe ANTIGNOLO [Mark CREMONA]