U23 World League

Nuevo Sol Naciente
Spectators: 8010 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) Clayton Gerada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teobaldo Javiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When Wayne Schembri Zerafa fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Seraċini Għawdxin's protests and gave Wayne Schembri Zerafa a yellow card for diving instead. Wayne Schembri Zerafa hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Clayton Gerada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teobaldo Javiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After 15 minutes, Teobaldo Javiar made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Seraċini Għawdxin's Clayton Gerada tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the El Renacer del Quijano FC defense, Antoine Bugelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paulo Francho. The El Renacer del Quijano FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paulo Francho should have stopped the shot. Teobaldo Javiar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Clayton Gerada made a huge save. Teobaldo Javiar might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Clayton Gerada. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Teobaldo Javiar ran back to his position shaking his head. El Renacer del Quijano FC's Paulo Francho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Seychell in the 30th minute of play. Clayton Gerada stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teobaldo Javiar's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. If Teobaldo Javiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Teobaldo Javiar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Clayton Gerada made a huge save. Shawn Darmanin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Francho having to interfere. Teobaldo Javiar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Paulo Francho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrew Miggiani in the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute Robert Seychell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Francho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teobaldo Javiar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Clayton Gerada made a huge save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andrew Miggiani was the one to do the kick off. El Renacer del Quijano FC were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Seraċini Għawdxin's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Donato Lobo took the corner. Paulo Francho made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Shawn Darmanin sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to El Renacer del Quijano FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Eustaquio Vermudo hit a great ball. Romeo Farias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Seraċini Għawdxin getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Neil Fenech hit a great ball. Clayton Gerada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teobaldo Javiar in the 69th minute of the match. After 72 played minutes Seraċini Għawdxin got a freekick which was hit by Antoine Bugelli. Antoine Bugelli kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. When Teobaldo Javiar came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the El Renacer del Quijano FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Teobaldo Javiar couldn't finish the play. Clayton Gerada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teobaldo Javiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Francho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrew Miggiani in the 83rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shawn Darmanin got free with Paulo Francho in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 89 minutes into the match, Teobaldo Javiar notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Seraċini Għawdxin's Clayton Gerada. Clayton Gerada was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 94 minutes into the match, Enrique Ikatz notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Seraċini Għawdxin's Clayton Gerada. Clayton Gerada was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. El Renacer del Quijano FC had won after a very even match.