U18 League

Dream Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) When %teams%'s Roderick Cachia Zammit was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-0 just inside the left pole, 6 minutes into the game. Fulvio Gabriele was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. With an all-out effort, Seraċini Għawdxin's Fulvio Gabriele threw himself towards the right post 15 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Roderick Cachia Zammit, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After having played for 27 minutes, Roderick Cachia Zammit managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seraċini Għawdxin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roderick Cachia Zammit was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Fortunato La Marca fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Aquile Azzurre's protests and gave Fortunato La Marca a yellow card for diving instead. Seraċini Għawdxin's Dejan Cumbo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Concetto Foni in the 33rd minute of play. Fulvio Cugini charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fulvio Cugini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fulvio Cugini kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Fulvio Gabriele didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonard Calleja went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The supporters of FC Aquile Azzurre booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reuben Caruana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Beppe Bordon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dejan Cumbo. Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Fulvio Gabriele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timothy Cini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Seraċini Għawdxin's Leonard Calleja dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. In the 47th match minute, FC Aquile Azzurre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Concetto Foni to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fulvio Cugini stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Roderick Cachia Zammit put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Fulvio Gabriele. In the 61st minute Leonard Calleja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulvio Gabriele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Cugini in the 64th minute of play forced Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Dejan Cumbo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Aquile Azzurre's Demetrio Bani got a free kick in the 76th minute. If Edoardo Proia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 80 minutes into the match, Fedele Tardelli dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dejan Cumbo, 4-1. Demetrio Bani hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Edoardo Proia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dejan Cumbo. The goal made the score 4-2. In the 92nd match minute, Seraċini Għawdxin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timothy Cini to maneuver through the defense. Fulvio Cugini in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dejan Cumbo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. FC Aquile Azzurre's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.