World League

Dragons Nest
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcel da Rocha made the kick off which started today's match. Kim Bolas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Braulio Gartxot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th match minute, Sliema Dragons FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gábor Illés to maneuver through the defense. If Marcel da Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 9th minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Barrie Kerridge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Konrad Wasikowski in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Sliema Dragons FC's Pepe Ferreira. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Red Devils from getting a goal against them. Kim Bolas took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Braulio Gartxot. Braulio Gartxot dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Red Devils's Tanek Szel managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Pepe Ferreira in the 28 minute of the game. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Bolas in the 29th minute of play. Barrie Kerridge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 33rd minute of play. Sliema Dragons FC's Barrie Kerridge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Deyna in the 40th minute of play. After 42 minutes Sliema Dragons FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sotos Zervoulakos who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Dawid Kalak got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Barrie Kerridge quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kim Bolas to make the kick off. If Kim Bolas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Braulio Gartxot 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 55th minute. Barrie Kerridge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sliema Dragons FC's Barrie Kerridge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 62nd minute of play. With a little luck, Sliema Dragons FC's Barrie Kerridge got control of the ball when Kazimierz Deyna tried to sneak it across the goal line. Barrie Kerridge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Sliema Dragons FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel da Rocha came free, but Barrie Kerridge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute, Marcel da Rocha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Barrie Kerridge was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 79th minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Barrie Kerridge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Sotos Zervoulakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The excitement rose when Sliema Dragons FC's Baran Erozan after 87 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Red Devils's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 2-1. In the 91st minute, Gábor Illés hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotos Zervoulakos in the 92nd minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Barrie Kerridge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Red Devils players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sliema Dragons FC.