Kummenti dwar il-loghba minn George Mizzi:
Fis-sitt loghba taghna kontra Victoria Hotspurs, id-derby tar-Rabat, kellna neqsin mill-iskwadra certu players li kienu l-goalkeeper Angelo Brignioli u l-attakant Stephen Azzopardi. Hekk bdejna goalkeeper Andrew Zammit li kien qed jaghmel id-debut tieghu mat-team taghna. Fl-ewwel taqsima qsamna l-loghob ma l-avversarji bid-difiza u l-midfield taghna jkollhom loghba tajba bl-attakanti taghna li jkunu ta’ periklu ghall-hotspurs. Minnufih bdejna fuq l-attakk u wara pass ta’ Adrian Borg lejn Pawlu Frendo, b’dan jixxutja lejn il-lasti imma dan ma kienx ta’ periklu ghall-goalkeeper tal-Hotspurs. Wara 10 minuti, il-Hotspurs ghamlu l-ewwel attack tajjeb taghhom meta b’shoot ta’ player min taghhom, gie salvat minn Andrew Zammit tajjeb hafna. B’hekk Andrew rabba kuragg kbir. Ftit wara, fil-15 il-minuta, taqsima tajba bejn Gorgi Portelli lejn Adrian Borg u dan jaghti trough pass lejn Francesco Munford u dan minnufih b’shoot cross tieghu gie salvat mill-goalkeeper taghhom. Il-Hotspurs ghamlu reazzjoni ghal dan meta minn corner b’shoot tan-number 10 taghhom gie salvat mill-goalkeeper taghna. Fl-20 minuta, l-Oratorju hadmu balloon tajjeb meta mid-difiza hareg James Tabone bil-ballun ta pass lejn Keith Farrugia, b’dan jippasja lejn Pawlu Frendo b’dan jaqbez zewg difensuri tal-Hotspurs u waqt li kien hireg il-goalkeeper, jaqbez lil goalkeeper ukoll, jaghti pass lejn in-nofs ‘Munford ma jilhaqx il-balln fil-hin biex hekk ic-cans intilef. Fil-25 minuta corner ta’ Munford bil-ballun jigi f’saqajn Gorgi Portelli bix-shoo tieghu jigi ikklirjat mid-difensur tal-Hotspurs. Fit-30 minuta, Hotspurs regghu kienu perikuluzi imma Aandrew Zammit jaghmel save tajjeb. F’dan il-half il-midfield taghna compost minn Adrian Borg, Keith Farrugia, Luke Borg u Francesco Munford kienu qedghin jaghtu passes tajbin lejn lattakkanti taghna Pawlu Frendo u Matthew Borg biex hekk konna perikoluzi. Lejn tmiem l-ewwel taqsima, shoot tan-numru 9 taghhom gie salvat mill-goalkeeper taghna. Minnufih, tellajna attack tajjeb b’Matthew Borg jisraq ballun lid-difensur taghhom biex dan iddifensur jigbed lil Matthew fil-kaxxa ilkbira izda ir-referee ma saffar ghal xejn biex hekk spiccajna l-ewwel half 0-0. Fit-tieni taqsima id-difense taghna compost minn Marlon Cassar, Ray-George Cassar, James Tabone u Gorgi Portelli, ghamlu loghba tajba biex hekk ma hallewx lil avversarji ikunu ta perilklu. Wara biss 10 minuti ta’ dan il-half, corner tal-Hotspurs b’shoot mill-ewwel ta’ attakkant taghhom gie salvat minn Andrew Zammit. Fil-55 minuta, pass ta’ Pawlu Frendo lejn Matthew Borg b’dan il-plaer jixxutja ftit barra. Fis-60 minuta, cross ta’ Munford b’header ta’ Gorgi, mar ftit barra. Fil-66 minuta, corner tal-Hotspurs gie ikklerjat minn fuq il-linja minn Ray-George Cassar. Save iehor mill-goalkeeper taghna b’shoot cross tan-numru 9 taghhom. B’hekk bdilna lil John Henry Meilak flok Matthew Borg. Wara corner ta’ Francesco Munford, dan gie ghand Adrian Borg b’dan jixxtja lejn il-lasti bil-goalkeeper taghhom jaghmel save tajjeb. Hekk ghamilna t-tieni sostituzzjoni taghna meta dahal Joseph Attard flok Pawlu Frendo. Shoot tajjeb iehor ta’ Raay-George Cassar mar ftit gholi. Fl-ahhar minui tal-loghba, save kbir ta’ Andrew Zammit zamm il-ballun fuq il-linja b’shoot perikoluz tan-numru 9 tal-Hotspurs. Hekk f’din id-derby tar-Rabat qsamna il-punti.