U23 League

The Den
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amos Malatesta took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Floriana Celtics booed when ❤GinchanelManu13❤ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessandro Ucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. ❤GinchanelManu13❤'s Anfilogino De Meis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Bonavia in the 9th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Fabio Lauri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Floriana Celtics's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabio Lauri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anfilogino De Meis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Josh Carbonaro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Anfilogino De Meis firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 19th match minute, ❤GinchanelManu13❤ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Derman Puzzi to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, Kurt Bonavia made a precise shot to the right of Anfilogino De Meis. ❤GinchanelManu13❤'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Alessio Bussi's late challenge caught a Floriana Celtics's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alessio Bussi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ❤GinchanelManu13❤ getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Alessio Bussi hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Josh Carbonaro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anfilogino De Meis was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Miguel Piscopo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 6-0 to the left of a surprised Anfilogino De Meis 35 minutes into the match. Josh Carbonaro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Brian Urpani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Anfilogino De Meis made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Floriana Celtics's zone, Amos Malatesta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jason Haber came out of the goal and Amos Malatesta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Miguel Piscopo to strike the kick off in the second half. Derman Puzzi kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. David Terribile was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 57th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 61 minutes into the match, ❤GinchanelManu13❤'s goal looked a bit too open when Josh Carbonaro came free, but Anfilogino De Meis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Josh Carbonaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anfilogino De Meis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Josh Carbonaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 69 minutes of play, Floriana Celtics's Josh Carbonaro made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anfilogino De Meis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Anfilogino De Meis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Brian Urpani went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. The supporters of Floriana Celtics booed when ❤GinchanelManu13❤ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessandro Ucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anfilogino De Meis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miguel Piscopo went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. In the 85th minute Josh Carbonaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anfilogino De Meis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aurelio Gabriele kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After 95 minutes of play, Floriana Celtics's Josh Carbonaro made it 11-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anfilogino De Meis was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Floriana Celtics fully deserved thier win.