U18 World League

Dragons Nest
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 杜竞树 kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Sliema Dragons FC's Patrick Buttigieg got a free kick in the 2nd minute. ≮王者归来≯ 梦回盛京's 莫凌俊 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Borg in the 12th minute of play. When Vince Gauci came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Sliema Dragons 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 Vince Gauci couldn't finish the play. When Sliema Dragons FC's Fabian Borg in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ≮王者归来≯ 梦回盛京's goalie prevented a goal. 17 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯ 梦回盛京's goalkeeper 莫凌俊 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vince Gauci. 19 minutes into the game, Sliema Dragons FC's Arthur Facciol nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 莫凌俊 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. John Balzan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 杜竞树, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯ 梦回盛京's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Borg came free, but 莫凌俊 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian Depasquale in the 24th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯ 梦回盛京's goalkeeper 莫凌俊 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arthur Facciol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 莫凌俊 having to interfere. John Balzan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 傅翀建 in the 35th minute of the match. John Balzan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 傅翀建 in the 41st minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯ 梦回盛京's goalkeeper 莫凌俊 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vince Gauci.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vince Gauci to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Sliema Dragons FC's Leon Desira got a free kick in the 56th minute. After 57 played minutes Sliema Dragons FC got a freekick which was hit by Leon Desira. After having played for 58 minutes, 杜竞树 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≮王者归来≯ 梦回盛京's supporters crossed their fingers, but 杜竞树 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 61st minute Vince Gauci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 莫凌俊 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 62 played minutes ≮王者归来≯ 梦回盛京 got a freekick which was hit by 尤寒坚. After 63 played minutes ≮王者归来≯ 梦回盛京 got a freekick which was hit by 莫轩翀. John Balzan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 钱皓强 in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st match minute, ≮王者归来≯ 梦回盛京 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 傅翀建 to maneuver through the defense. 莫凌俊 came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Sliema Dragons FC's Vince Gauci. But to his dismay, Vince Gauci quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 79th minute 傅翀建 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Balzan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 傅翀建 hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as 钱皓强 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving John Balzan. That made the score 3-1 in the 85 minute of play. With a little luck, Sliema Dragons FC's John Balzan got control of the ball when 杜竞树 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sliema Dragons FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.