U23 League

Glyka Nera FC Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Soulis Avramidis took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Giorgio Laferla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seraċini Għawdxin's supporters rose to their feet, but Giorgio Laferla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aggelos Markoulis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 8 minutes into the match, Soulis Avramidis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Clayton Gerada, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Seychell in the 12th minute of play forced Glyka Nera FC's goalkeeper Aggelos Markoulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aggelos Markoulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Seychell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute Andrew Miggiani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aggelos Markoulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Soulis Avramidis took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Clayton Gerada to make any attempt to save it. Clayton Gerada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soulis Avramidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Glyka Nera FC's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Seychell came free, but Aggelos Markoulis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute of the match Seraċini Għawdxin got a corner. Glyka Nera FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Richard Pavia ran over to the corner to take the kick. Aggelos Markoulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Pavia in the 34th minute of play. Clayton Gerada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soulis Avramidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After 39 minutes of play, Glyka Nera FC's Soulis Avramidis made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Clayton Gerada was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Miggiani in the 44th minute of play forced Glyka Nera FC's goalkeeper Aggelos Markoulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aggelos Markoulis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrew Miggiani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Glyka Nera FC were furious when Tasos Papoutsis was red carded, 47 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of Seraċini Għawdxin booed when Glyka Nera FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tasos Papoutsis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andrew Miggiani to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Buttigieg in the 54th minute of play forced Glyka Nera FC's goalkeeper Aggelos Markoulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Seraċini Għawdxin booed when Glyka Nera FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prodromos Karnoupakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Seraċini Għawdxin's Robert Seychell in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Glyka Nera FC's goalie prevented a goal. Seraċini Għawdxin's Robert Seychell got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 72 minutes into the match, Glyka Nera FC's goalkeeper Aggelos Markoulis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrew Miggiani. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrew Miggiani got free with Aggelos Markoulis in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Antoine Bugelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Seraċini Għawdxin's Andrew Miggiani in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Glyka Nera FC's goalie prevented a goal. Glyka Nera FC's Aggelos Markoulis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Glyka Nera FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Glyka Nera FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Giannis Sabrakos hit a great ball. Glyka Nera FC's Aggelos Markoulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antoine Bugelli in the 79th minute of play. After 80 minutes, Giannis Sabrakos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Glyka Nera FC and the Seraċini Għawdxin players grew even worse after the yellow card. Giannis Sabrakos kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Aggelos Markoulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrew Miggiani in the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Seychell in the 88th minute of play forced Glyka Nera FC's goalkeeper Aggelos Markoulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aggelos Markoulis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Robert Seychell showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 90 minute of play. A collision led to Seraċini Għawdxin getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Keith Cassar hit a great ball. Aggelos Markoulis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Buttigieg in the 96th minute of the match. The Glyka Nera FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.