U18 League

Orti Panoramici
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kevin Muscat started the match with the kick off. Tim Ciantar charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tim Ciantar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd match minute, Templars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Ciantar to maneuver through the defense. After 5 minutes of play, Templars FC's Christopher Callus made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alberigo Schirone was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alberigo Schirone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Muscat in the 12th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Lawrence Gonzi made a precise shot to the right of Alberigo Schirone. Camporioccio VS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 23 played minutes Camporioccio VS got a freekick which was hit by Eraldo Russo. After 30 played minutes Camporioccio VS got a freekick which was hit by Carmine Rosati. When Alex Lorefice fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Camporioccio VS's protests and gave Alex Lorefice a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Camporioccio VS getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Alex Lorefice hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Lawrence Gonzi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alberigo Schirone. Camporioccio VS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lawrence Gonzi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 34th match minute, Templars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Grech Cumbo to maneuver through the defense. Alberigo Schirone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tim Ciantar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lawrence Gonzi in the 39th minute of play forced Camporioccio VS's goalkeeper Alberigo Schirone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camporioccio VS's Alberigo Schirone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lawrence Gonzi in the 41st minute of play. Nick Grech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Lorefice, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberigo Schirone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lawrence Gonzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cosimo Miccio to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Templars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Ciantar to maneuver through the defense. Lawrence Gonzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberigo Schirone having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Camporioccio VS's Eraldo Russo got a free kick in the 64th minute. After 68 minutes of play, Camporioccio VS's Alex Lorefice made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nick Grech was left in no man's land by his defense there! Templars FC made a substitution. Peter Degiorgio replaced Kevin Muscat. Templars FC made a substitution. Neil Debono replaced Christopher Callus. Alex Lorefice fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nick Grech having to interfere. 74 minutes into the game, Steve DeGaetano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Templars FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Camporioccio VS the free kick. Cosimo Miccio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nick Grech having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Peter Degiorgio notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Camporioccio VS's Alberigo Schirone. Alberigo Schirone was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Peter Degiorgio hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Alberigo Schirone made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Peter Degiorgio sent off a good shot on target. Templars FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.