U18 World League

Galaxy Arena
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) When Fabian Borg fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sliema Dragons FC's protests and gave Fabian Borg a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute, Fabian Borg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicolas Mendes hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Fabian Borg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sebastião Garcia. Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Sliema Dragons FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Arthur Facciol hit a great ball. Amílton Reis charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amílton Reis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Elite™- FC Galácticos getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Amílton Reis hit a great ball. Patrick Buttigieg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Garcia having to interfere. Sebastião Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vince Gauci in the 22nd minute of the match. Sebastião Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vince Gauci in the 24th minute of play. Kyle Axisa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Eduardo Neto in the 29th minute of the match. Vince Gauci took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sebastião Garcia. Sebastião Garcia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With 34 minutes on the clock, Robert Pullicino commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 35th minute, Robert Pullicino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicolas Mendes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kyle Axisa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gino Santos got free with Kyle Axisa in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44th match minute, Sliema Dragons FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ian Depasquale to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Arthur Facciol sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Elite™- FC Galácticos's Sebastião Garcia didn't even have to move. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Vince Gauci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Sebastião Garcia made a huge save. Sebastião Garcia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vince Gauci in the 74th minute. Edgard Cavalcante's late challenge caught a Sliema Dragons FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgard Cavalcante helped the player get up and apologised. Sliema Dragons FC's Mark Cassar Torreggiani was substituted for Vince Gauci. In the 77th minute, Edgard Cavalcante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the game, Mark Cassar Torreggiani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Sebastião Garcia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 84 minutes into the game, Mark Cassar Torreggiani recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sebastião Garcia. Mark Cassar Torreggiani showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. In the 89th match minute, Sliema Dragons FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ian Depasquale to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the match, Sliema Dragons FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristóvão Maciel came free, but Kyle Axisa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Sliema Dragons FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.