Challenge

Dragons Nest
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) El Salvador's Moises Fernandino 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. Baran Erozan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ricardo Zorita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6th minute, Leszek Cupial reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ricardo Zorita. The goal made the score 1-0. Kim Bolas in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ricardo Zorita, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ricardo Zorita made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Kim Bolas sent off a good shot on target. Sliema Dragons FC's Baran Erozan got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 15th minute Kim Bolas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zorita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the El Salvador defense, Kim Bolas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Zorita. The El Salvador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Zorita should have stopped the shot. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kim Bolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Ricardo Zorita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leszek Cupial went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 27th match minute, Sliema Dragons FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baran Erozan to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the game, Leszek Cupial lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Ricardo Zorita. Abram Luque blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mike Axisa having to make a save. Marco Tamayo kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Ricardo Zorita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Bolas in the 38th minute of play. Ricardo Zorita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kim Bolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. El Salvador's Ricardo Zorita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leszek Cupial in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Kim Bolas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ricardo Zorita. Kim Bolas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-0. After a defensive mix-up in El Salvador's zone, Leszek Cupial stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal and Leszek Cupial tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th minute, Sliema Dragons FC's Kim Bolas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 6-0. Kim Bolas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 48thth minute tested the skills of Ricardo Zorita when he managed to save the team from getting behind. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

In the 52nd minute, Kim Bolas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ricardo Zorita was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. 55 minutes into the match, El Salvador's goal looked a bit too open when Kim Bolas came free, but Ricardo Zorita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baran Erozan during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, Sliema Dragons FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baran Erozan to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the game, Sliema Dragons FC's Ulises Ixidor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Zorita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Sliema Dragons FC's Matteo Borda was substituted for Giovanni Demicoli. Sliema Dragons FC made a substitution. Dejan Cassar replaced Kim Bolas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dejan Cassar in the 70th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sliema Dragons FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Baran Erozan in the 71st minute. A nice corner shot did that Baran Erozan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ricardo Zorita quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Sliema Dragons FC's Dejan Cassar. But to his dismay, Dejan Cassar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dejan Cassar in the 78th minute of play forced El Salvador's goalkeeper Ricardo Zorita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Sliema Dragons FC's Baran Erozan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Zorita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. In the 81st minute Leszek Cupial shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Zorita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Sliema Dragons FC booed when El Salvador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Tamayo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 12-0 when Dejan Cassar sped through El Salvador's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ricardo Zorita. After a defensive mix-up in El Salvador's zone, Dejan Cassar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ricardo Zorita came out of the goal and Dejan Cassar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Dejan Cassar put it in 13-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ricardo Zorita. Sliema Dragons FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.