U21 World League

LA BOUTIQUE
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Isaac Grimaud took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to TALLERES DE CBA getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Abel Arlo hit a great ball. After 4 minutes, Gonzalo Klusener mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TALLERES DE CBA and the Sliema Dragons FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to TALLERES DE CBA getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Gonzalo Klusener hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ryan Grima during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 6 played minutes Sliema Dragons FC got a freekick which was hit by Ryan Grima. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabricio Godoy got free with Marcelo Severiano in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had been going on for 11 minutes, TALLERES DE CBA's Abel Arlo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Marcelo Severiano. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabricio Godoy got free with Marcelo Severiano in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Segundo Nuñez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Buttigieg, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Klusener in the 27th minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Marcelo Severiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Marcelo Severiano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernardo Perutxo. Marcelo Severiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Perutxo, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The audience was convinced that Isaac Grimaud's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Segundo Nuñez was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. During the 34th minute of the match Ryan Grima completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ryan Grima a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Serafino Firme hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Segundo Nuñez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaac Grimaud, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute Isaac Grimaud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Segundo Nuñez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 43 minutes into the game, Isaac Grimaud was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sliema Dragons FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TALLERES DE CBA the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sliema Dragons FC's Isaac Grimaud got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabricio Godoy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, TALLERES DE CBA's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Grimaud came free, but Segundo Nuñez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 51 minutes TALLERES DE CBA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leo Scalpello who took care of the corner kick. The supporters of Sliema Dragons FC booed when TALLERES DE CBA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Tuste didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, TALLERES DE CBA's Segundo Nuñez got control of the ball when Isaac Grimaud tried to sneak it across the goal line. Patrick Buttigieg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Segundo Nuñez having to interfere. Leo Scalpello kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Marcelo Severiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabricio Godoy in the 77th minute of play. Gonzalo Klusener received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Marcelo Severiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 79 played minutes TALLERES DE CBA got a freekick which was hit by Hermengildo Berenguer. If Isaac Grimaud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isaac Grimaud recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Isaac Grimaud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, TALLERES DE CBA's Serafino Firme got a free kick in the 91st minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.