U18 League

Temple of Solomon
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Mark Borg Xuereb started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alberigo Clementi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Cuschieri, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The supporters of all players for sale booed when Templars FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Aquilina didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adam Aquilina's late challenge caught a all players for sale's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adam Aquilina helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Templars FC's Adam Aquilina got a free kick in the 9th minute. Beppe Lozzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Dylan Pizzuto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peter Degiorgio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alberigo Clementi having to interfere. Raymond Callus hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, all players for sale's Amos Stella got a free kick in the 19th minute. Eraldo Trombetta hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. If Mark Borg Xuereb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Peter Degiorgio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Amos Stella fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored all players for sale's protests and gave Amos Stella a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st minute, one of all players for sale:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for all players for sale. all players for sale:s Alberigo Clementi showed great skill when he stopped Mark Cuschieri:s penalty. After 35 minutes, Duddu Chiappe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the all players for sale and the Templars FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Templars FC booed when all players for sale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duddu Chiappe didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Garofalo in the 39th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper Dylan Pizzuto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberigo Clementi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peppino Azzopardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mark Borg Xuereb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cesare Garofalo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Mark Borg Xuereb's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alberigo Clementi was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Templars FC's Adam Aquilina got a free kick in the 57th minute. Mark Cuschieri kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. When Peter Degiorgio came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Templars FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Peter Degiorgio couldn't finish the play. If Peppino Azzopardi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Fabrizio Torelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Mark Borg Xuereb made a precise shot to the right of Alberigo Clementi. all players for sale's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Templars FC's Dylan Pizzuto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesare Garofalo in the 85th minute of play. A collision led to all players for sale getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Eraldo Trombetta hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peppino Azzopardi in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alberigo Clementi saved all players for sale from getting behind. In the 93rd minute Peppino Azzopardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberigo Clementi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. all players for sale's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.