U23 League

Stade
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) 13 minutes into the game, James Buttigieg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Seraċini Għawdxin's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cats and dogs the free kick. In the 13th match minute, Seraċini Għawdxin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by James Buttigieg to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, Christophe Montaigne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Clayton Gerada. Seraċini Għawdxin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christophe Montaigne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Cats and dogs's Gaétan Toullec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Seychell in the 22nd minute of play. Gaétan Toullec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antoine Bugelli in the 26th minute of the match. The supporters of Cats and dogs booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reuben Caruana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Seraċini Għawdxin's Clayton Gerada proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Seraċini Għawdxin from getting a goal against them. In the 30th minute, Paulo Louineau got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 37 minutes into the match, Cats and dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Seychell came free, but Gaétan Toullec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clayton Gerada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christophe Montaigne in the 43rd minute of the match. The supporters of Cats and dogs booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joseph Bruno didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kader Miguet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Clayton Gerada made a huge save. In the 49th minute Cats and dogs were awarded a corner. Augustin Boulnois went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Augustin Boulnois almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Seraċini Għawdxin's Clayton Gerada did a great save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Christophe Montaigne made the kick off in the second half. Paulo Louineau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Clayton Gerada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Cats and dogs booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Seychell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clayton Gerada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christophe Montaigne, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 66 minutes into the match, Cats and dogs's goalkeeper Gaétan Toullec had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrew Miggiani. Cats and dogs's Gaétan Toullec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antoine Bugelli in the 68th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrew Miggiani got free with Gaétan Toullec in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 71 minutes, Gaétan Toullec successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 72nd minute, Isaac Cassou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cats and dogs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After 77 minutes, Sébastien Romero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cats and dogs and the Seraċini Għawdxin players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th minute Andrew Miggiani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaétan Toullec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Richard Pavia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seraċini Għawdxin's supporters rose to their feet, but Richard Pavia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gaétan Toullec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andrew Miggianis short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Gaétan Toullec to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With an all-out effort, Seraċini Għawdxin's Gaétan Toullec threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Antoine Bugelli, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of Cats and dogs booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Pavia didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andrew Miggiani got free with Gaétan Toullec in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Richard Pavia came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Seraċini Għawdxin 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 Richard Pavia couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cats and dogs had won after a very even match.