U18 World League

Temple of Solomon
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Peter Degiorgio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Inter de Chillán getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Filomeno Dohrmann hit a great ball. Adam Aquilina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 12 minutes, Dennis Micallef mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Templars FC and the Inter de Chillán players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dennis Micallef kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Peter Degiorgio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Odón Mackenzie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ian Gillan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Peter Degiorgio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Odón Mackenzie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Odón Mackenzie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peter Degiorgio's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Odón Mackenzie made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peter Degiorgio in the 44th minute. Peppino Azzopardi might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Odón Mackenzie. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Peppino Azzopardi ran back to his position shaking his head. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eriberto Rast to make the kick off. Noel Cesare received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Odón Mackenzie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 52nd match minute, Inter de Chillán was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julián Leal to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Belmiro Traverso during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Inter de Chillán's Belmiro Traverso got a free kick in the 54th minute. Peppino Azzopardi struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Odón Mackenzie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Templars FC. If Peter Degiorgio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peppino Azzopardi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Odón Mackenzie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juan Pablo Toro hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the match, Inter de Chillán's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Degiorgio came free, but Odón Mackenzie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Peter Degiorgio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Templars FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Peter Degiorgio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Odón Mackenzie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Templars FC booed when Inter de Chillán was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belmiro Traverso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Peppino Azzopardi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Odón Mackenzie having to make a save. Odón Mackenzie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Degiorgio in the 82nd minute of the match. Odón Mackenzie didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Templars FC's Peter Degiorgio shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. A collision led to Inter de Chillán getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ian Gillan hit a great ball. Templars FC's Peppino Azzopardi got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Templars FC fully deserved thier win.