U21 World League

Saracino Stadium
Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Antoine Zahra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Porto, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 4 played minutes Attard Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Clint Cohen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Porto in the 6th minute of play forced Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Antoine Zahra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremy Bonello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremy Bonello in the 10th minute of play forced Aesir FC FSCMZ's goalkeeper Duda Soeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jeremy Bonello in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Duda Soeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Duda Soeiro managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Attard Gunners's Andrea Xuereb fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 23 minutes into the match, Attard Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Porto came free, but Antoine Zahra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Célio Botelho almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Attard Gunners's Antoine Zahra did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrea Xuereb got free with Duda Soeiro in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Aesir FC FSCMZ's zone, Jeremy Bonello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duda Soeiro came out of the goal and Jeremy Bonello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andrea Xuereb's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Duda Soeiro firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Frédson da Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute of the match Célio Botelho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antoine Zahra showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeremy Bonello to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Aesir FC FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremy Bonello came free, but Duda Soeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aesir FC FSCMZ's Duda Soeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrea Xuereb in the 55th minute of play. Aesir FC FSCMZ's Rubens Ramalho managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Clint Cohen in the 58 minute of the game. Aesir FC FSCMZ's Rubens Ramalho got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Antoine Zahra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frédson da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After having played for 65 minutes, Igor Porto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aesir FC FSCMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Porto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 71 minutes, Erivaldo Tavares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aesir FC FSCMZ and the Attard Gunners players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Aesir FC FSCMZ getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Erivaldo Tavares hit a great ball. Duda Soeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremy Bonello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea Xuereb in the 78th minute of play forced Aesir FC FSCMZ's goalkeeper Duda Soeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 91 played minutes Attard Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Clint Cohen. Attard Gunners made a substitution. Brian Urpani replaced Thomas Zrinzo. After 92 played minutes Attard Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Clint Cohen. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.