U21 League

KING GREEN ARENA
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ryan Grima started the match with the kick off. Panagiotis Kolleris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Buttigieg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Trifillia.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Buttigieg came free, but Panagiotis Kolleris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Grima in the 15th minute of play forced Trifillia.FC's goalkeeper Panagiotis Kolleris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Sliema Dragons FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Leo Scalpello hit a great ball. Sliema Dragons FC's Marcelo Severiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimos Violopoulos in the 18th minute of play. In the 18th minute Dimos Violopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Severiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ryan Grima got in the 21st a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Panagiotis Kolleris handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Ryan Grima sped through Trifillia.FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Panagiotis Kolleris. After a rather tough play, Sliema Dragons FC's Ryan Grima got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Panagiotis Kolleris 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 26th minute. Panagiotis Kolleris 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 31st minute. In the 34th minute, Dimos Violopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute, Isaac Grimaud made a precise shot to the right of Panagiotis Kolleris. Trifillia.FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 39th minute, Sliema Dragons FC's Michael Spillmann seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Michael Spillmann the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Sliema Dragons FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Michael Spillmann had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Trifillia.FC booed when Sliema Dragons FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Spillmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diogenis Stravelakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 44 played minutes Sliema Dragons FC got a freekick which was hit by Ryan Grima. When Patrick Buttigieg fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sliema Dragons FC's protests and gave Patrick Buttigieg a yellow card for diving instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dimos Violopoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Sliema Dragons FC got a freekick which was hit by Patrick Buttigieg. In the 52nd minute of the match Diogenis Stravelakis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcelo Severiano skillfully saved the ball. Panagiotis Kolleris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaac Grimaud in the 54th minute of play. Isaac Grimaud scored 0-5 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Panagiotis Kolleris, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 61 minutes into the game, Aris Kravaris was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Trifillia.FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sliema Dragons FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Trifillia.FC's Aris Kravaris got a free kick in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the match, Trifillia.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Buttigieg came free, but Panagiotis Kolleris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trifillia.FC's Panagiotis Kolleris proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Trifillia.FC from getting a goal against them. Marcelo Severiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aris Kravaris in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Sliema Dragons FC's Leo Scalpello dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. 73 minutes into the match, Patrick Buttigieg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Panagiotis Kolleris, 0-7. 76 minutes into the match, Isaac Grimaud notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Trifillia.FC's Panagiotis Kolleris. Panagiotis Kolleris was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 79th minute, Isaac Grimaud left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sliema Dragons FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. After 81 minutes, Ryan Grima mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sliema Dragons FC and the Trifillia.FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st match minute, Sliema Dragons FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ryan Grima to maneuver through the defense. Diogenis Stravelakis charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diogenis Stravelakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Trifillia.FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Diogenis Stravelakis hit a great ball. After 85 played minutes Sliema Dragons FC got a freekick which was hit by Leo Scalpello. Marcelo Severiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimos Violopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Panagiotis Kolleris made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Isaac Grimaud sent off a good shot on target. The Trifillia.FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sliema Dragons FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.