U18 League

Saracino Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kevin Delia took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Broom of the System DA13's Dave De Cesaris got a free kick in the 5th minute. Attard Gunners's Shaun Cassar Torreggiani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Latini in the 6th minute of play. Shaun Cassar Torreggiani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Mastrangelo in the 8th minute of the match. Alvaro Mastrangelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shaun Cassar Torreggiani having to interfere. Ercole Giordano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Delia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28thth minute of the game Kevin Delia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Broom of the System DA13's Ercole Giordano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ercole Giordano made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Robert Gera sent off a good shot on target. Ercole Giordano was a little too slow when Kevin Delia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 2-0. Ercole Giordano was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Robert Gera capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Robert Gera really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0.

After a rather tough play, Attard Gunners's Kevin Delia got a free kick in the 53rd minute. The Attard Gunners fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Attard Gunners's Robert Gera 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 7-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ercole Giordano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Delia in the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Delia in the 74th minute of play forced Broom of the System DA13's goalkeeper Ercole Giordano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Attard Gunners's zone, Anthony Gazza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shaun Cassar Torreggiani came out of the goal and Anthony Gazza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ercole Giordano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Delia, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Ercole Giordano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neil Lia in the 88th minute of the match. After 93 minutes of play, Attard Gunners's Robert Gera made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ercole Giordano was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kevin Delia in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ercole Giordano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Attard Gunners were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Broom of the System DA13 for a fine match.