U21 League

Dragons Nest
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ryan Grima made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Ryan Grima made a precise shot to the right of Tilemachos Manouselis. Tabachana F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 7th match minute, Tabachana F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexis Idrotoglou to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ryan Grima got free with Tilemachos Manouselis in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 15 minutes into the match, Patrick Buttigieg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tilemachos Manouselis, 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ryan Grima got free with Tilemachos Manouselis in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 20th match minute, Sliema Dragons FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrick Buttigieg to maneuver through the defense. Leo Scalpello, 26 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 29 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Tilemachos Manouselis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaac Grimaud. Marcelo Severiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vassilis Tournas in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Sliema Dragons FC's Ryan Grima ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tilemachos Manouselis. Tilemachos Manouselis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. Tabachana F.C.'s Tilemachos Manouselis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryan Grima in the 43rd minute of play. Marcelo Severiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vassilis Tournas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alexandros Karakotsos was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Grima in the 52nd minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Tilemachos Manouselis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ryan Grima came free, but Tilemachos Manouselis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandros Karakotsos got free with Marcelo Severiano in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66th match minute, Sliema Dragons FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaac Grimaud to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Tabachana F.C. booed when Sliema Dragons FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Scalpello didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Alexis Idrotoglou kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcelo Severiano. That made the score 4-1 in the 75 minute of play. After 77 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Akis Vasilakopoulos. Patrick Buttigieg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tilemachos Manouselis having to interfere. Efthimis Stamatiadis lost his temper 81 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 81 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Efthimis Stamatiadis. After 82 minutes, Patrick Buttigieg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sliema Dragons FC and the Tabachana F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ryan Grima scored 5-1 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tilemachos Manouselis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Leo Scalpello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the Sliema Dragons FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.