U21 League

Dragons Nest
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Isaac Grimaud took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, San Mauro A Mare FC's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Grimaud came free, but Anselmo Costacurta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ryan Grima got free with Anselmo Costacurta in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcelo Severiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Carulli in the 10th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Cristiano Carulli notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Sliema Dragons FC's Marcelo Severiano. Marcelo Severiano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Rocco in the 12th minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Marcelo Severiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Severiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Carulli in the 14th minute of the match. Diego Nanni was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 16 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in San Mauro A Mare FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! After 17 minutes San Mauro A Mare FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Costacurta managed, with a little bit of luck, save Isaac Grimaud's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. After some careless play in the San Mauro A Mare FC defense, Ryan Grima kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anselmo Costacurta. The San Mauro A Mare FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anselmo Costacurta should have stopped the shot. Anselmo Costacurta 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 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter Marsili in the 38th minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Marcelo Severiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carter Marsili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Severiano having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Carulli in the 46th minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Marcelo Severiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Sliema Dragons FC's Marcelo Severiano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Sliema Dragons FC from getting a goal against them. 55 minutes into the match, Sliema Dragons FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carter Marsili came free, but Marcelo Severiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the San Mauro A Mare FC defense, Isaac Grimaud kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anselmo Costacurta. The San Mauro A Mare FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anselmo Costacurta should have stopped the shot. If Leo Scalpello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anselmo Costacurta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Grima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Sliema Dragons FC's Leo Scalpello got a free kick in the 66th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Sliema Dragons FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Carulli came free, but Marcelo Severiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. San Mauro A Mare FC's Anselmo Costacurta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryan Grima in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st match minute, Sliema Dragons FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Scalpello to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th match minute, San Mauro A Mare FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Amicone to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute Ryan Grima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Costacurta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anselmo Costacurta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Grima, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. A collision led to San Mauro A Mare FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Aurelio Benarrivo hit a great ball. Anselmo Costacurta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Buttigieg in the 83rd minute of the match. San Mauro A Mare FC's Anselmo Costacurta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Buttigieg in the 85th minute of play. Anselmo Costacurta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leo Scalpello went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Marcelo Severiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Rocco in the 94th minute of play. Sliema Dragons FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.