U18 World League

Dragons Nest
Spectators: 7848 (Terracing: 5888, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) Hortêncio Viana started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Frederick Gatt notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Divina Comédia FC's Rogério Ceni. Rogério Ceni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kyle Axisa hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hortêncio Viana in the 13th minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Brandon Ellul to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Paulo Negri's late challenge caught a Sliema Dragons FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Paulo Negri helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Divina Comédia FC's José Paulo Negri got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute Frederick Gatt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Ceni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Sliema Dragons FC booed when Divina Comédia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Váldson Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nick Abdilla charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nick Abdilla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Divina Comédia FC booed when Sliema Dragons FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nick Abdilla didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute Dorian Valladares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brandon Ellul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute Váldson Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brandon Ellul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 34 minutes, Hortêncio Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Divina Comédia FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hortêncio Viana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 36th play minute Patrick Buttigieg came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Rogério Ceni. 2-0. Rogério Ceni made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Patrick Buttigieg sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

With a little luck, Sliema Dragons FC's Brandon Ellul got control of the ball when Dorian Valladares tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Dorian Valladares fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Divina Comédia FC's protests and gave Dorian Valladares a yellow card for diving instead. In the 60th match minute, Divina Comédia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorian Valladares to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vito Arruda during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Luiz Guilherme Sanches fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Divina Comédia FC's protests and gave Luiz Guilherme Sanches a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Divina Comédia FC's Luiz Guilherme Sanches got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute of the match, Valério Cordeiro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Brandon Ellul was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A well-hit corner resulted in Hortêncio Viana heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Rogério Ceni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patrick Buttigieg's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Divina Comédia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Frederick Gatt came free, but Rogério Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 95 played minutes Divina Comédia FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristiano Furtado. The Sliema Dragons FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.