Challenge

Dragons Nest
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Luis Andino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Mike Axisa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Kim Bolas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Julio Vera. The goal made the score 2-0. The Sliema Dragons FC fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when Sliema Dragons FC's Kim Bolas 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Mike Axisa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 21 minutes Sliema Dragons FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Zorita who took care of the corner kick. Selman Onkal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of Mike Axisa. Sliema Dragons FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Primitivo Andino got a throw-in 32 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Felix Montenegro. Mike Axisa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Mike Axisa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Kim Bolas took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Julio Vera to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Sliema Dragons FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Leszek Cupial hit a great ball. Julio Vera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kim Bolas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-1 in the 46 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kim Bolas made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Cristian Sancho got a free kick in the 50th minute. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daniel Zorita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Mike Axisa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Kim Bolas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Julio Vera 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 61st minute. With a little luck, Sliema Dragons FC's Mike Axisa got control of the ball when Daniel Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Bolas in the 67th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Kim Bolas put it in 6-1 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Vera. Sliema Dragons FC made a substitution. Dejan Cassar replaced Kim Bolas. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dejan Cassar in the 72nd minute of the match. Dejan Cassar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Vera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Mike Axisa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felix Montenegro. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dejan Cassar, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Cristian Sancho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 80thth minute, Mike Axisa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 85th minute, Dejan Cassar made a precise shot to the right of Julio Vera. Ecuador's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. Luis Andino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mike Axisa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dejan Cassar in the 90th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Primitivo Andino got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The Sliema Dragons FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.