U18 World League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jeremias Pinheiro started the match with the kick off. Claudinei Botelho kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mark Borg Xuereb in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 10 minutes into the game, Dorival Melo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UPTEXTIL.COM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Templars FC the free kick. Dorival Melo hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Mark Borg Xuereb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Keith DeGaetano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Templars FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Keith DeGaetano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Keith DeGaetano in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Keith DeGaetano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of UPTEXTIL.COM booed when Templars FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mark Cuschieri didn't get a good kick on the ball. UPTEXTIL.COM's Dorival Melo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 23rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nick Grech but with some difficulty. 25 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Friggieri came free, but Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Oliver Friggieri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 35 minutes of play, Templars FC's Mark Borg Xuereb made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Jeremias Pinheiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nick Grech was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jeremias Pinheiro in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nick Grech saved Templars FC from getting behind. Keith DeGaetano kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Templars FC's Nick Grech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltazar Paraibano in the 43rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jeremias Pinheiro got free with Nick Grech in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Keith DeGaetano in the 53rd minute. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mark Cuschieri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute of the match, Oliver Friggieri tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 61 minutes into the game, Jeremias Pinheiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UPTEXTIL.COM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Templars FC the free kick. Jeremias Pinheiro hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Humberto Magalhães kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Templars FC made a substitution. Carlo Pisani replaced Neil Debono. Humberto Magalhães hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 68th match minute, UPTEXTIL.COM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinei Botelho to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Pinheiro in the 73rd minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper Nick Grech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Keith 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 UPTEXTIL.COM the free kick. During the 78th minute of the match Keith DeGaetano completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Keith DeGaetano a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Keith DeGaetano kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Baltazar Paraibano scored 1-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nick Grech, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 85th minute Mark Borg Xuereb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dorival Melo kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Jeremias Pinheiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UPTEXTIL.COM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Templars FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for UPTEXTIL.COM.