U18 World League

Dragons Nest
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) the sword of Damocles's 楚常梁 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vince Gauci got free with 郝峰真 in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 5 minutes into the match, Mark Cassar Torreggiani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 郝峰真. the sword of Damocles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mark Cassar Torreggiani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 8th minute Mark Cassar Torreggiani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 郝峰真 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Sliema Dragons FC's Mark Cassar Torreggiani ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 郝峰真. 郝峰真 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. 15 minutes into the match, the sword of Damocles's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Cassar Torreggiani came free, but 郝峰真 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sliema Dragons FC's Sean Miggiani got a free kick in the 16th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Mark Cassar Torreggiani kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving 郝峰真. That made the score 3-0 in the 21 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Sliema Dragons FC's Vince Gauci slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 郝峰真. That made the score 4-0 after 23 minutes of play. The supporters of Sliema Dragons FC booed when the sword of Damocles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. 楚常梁 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kyle Axisa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 邓兴强, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The supporters of Sliema Dragons FC booed when the sword of Damocles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. 陶响西 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 郝峰真 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vince Gauci went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. 38 minutes into the match, the sword of Damocles's goalkeeper 郝峰真 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mark Cassar Torreggiani. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vince Gauci stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Patrick Buttigieg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 郝峰真 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, 楚常梁 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kyle Axisa, 6-1. A collision led to Sliema Dragons FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Mark Cassar Torreggiani hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the match, the sword of Damocles's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Cassar Torreggiani came free, but 郝峰真 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vince Gauci kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Arthur Facciol hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. 郝峰真 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Buttigieg in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute, Mark Cassar Torreggiani ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 郝峰真 was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. In the 79th minute, Vince Gauci left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sliema Dragons FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-1. In the 82nd minute, 楚常梁 fired a really elegant long shot, but Kyle Axisa threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. The Sliema Dragons FC fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Sliema Dragons FC's Mark Cassar Torreggiani looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 9-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vince Gauci in the 96th minute of play forced the sword of Damocles's goalkeeper 郝峰真 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. the sword of Damocles's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.