U23 League

Stadio Avenza
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Andrew Miggiani made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Andrew Miggiani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felice Selvaggi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 3rd minute, Antoine Bugelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felice Selvaggi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robert Seychell's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Felice Selvaggi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrew Miggiani in the 15th minute of play. Duri come il marmo's Felice Selvaggi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Miggiani in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Camillo Vittorio 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. Clayton Gerada made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Emilio Di Campli sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Seychell in the 25th minute of play forced Duri come il marmo's goalkeeper Felice Selvaggi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reuben Caruana during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Clayton Gerada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferruccio Di Campli in the 29th minute of play. After 30 played minutes Seraċini Għawdxin got a freekick which was hit by Wayne Schembri Zerafa. Clayton Gerada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferruccio Di Campli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Seraċini Għawdxin getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Wayne Schembri Zerafa hit a great ball. If Camillo Vittorio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Andrew Miggiani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felice Selvaggi was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Clayton Gerada successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ferruccio Di Campli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Clayton Gerada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Seraċini Għawdxin's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Richard Pavia in the 45th minute. The corner ended in Richard Pavia almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Duri come il marmo's Felice Selvaggi did a great save. In the 47th minute Robert Seychell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felice Selvaggi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

In the 51st minute Emilio Di Campli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clayton Gerada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 52 in the game by Andrew Miggiani from a close distance when the talented Felice Selvaggi managed to make a qualified save. Duri come il marmo's players were relieved. Andrew Miggiani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Felice Selvaggi made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Miggiani in the 56th minute of play forced Duri come il marmo's goalkeeper Felice Selvaggi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Emilio Di Campli fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Duri come il marmo's protests and gave Emilio Di Campli a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Seraċini Għawdxin booed when Duri come il marmo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilio Di Campli didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Seraċini Għawdxin getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Giorgio Laferla hit a great ball. Duri come il marmo made a substitution. Davide Galeone replaced Camillo Vittorio. The supporters of Duri come il marmo booed when Seraċini Għawdxin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giorgio Laferla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clayton Gerada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferruccio Di Campli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Wayne Schembri Zerafa fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Seraċini Għawdxin's protests and gave Wayne Schembri Zerafa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 64th minute Aurelio Giannetta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clayton Gerada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Emilio Di Campli came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Duri come il marmo 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 Emilio Di Campli couldn't finish the play. Felice Selvaggi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrew Miggiani, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, Seraċini Għawdxin's Giorgio Laferla got a free kick in the 75th minute. Reuben Caruana was shown his second yellow card after 76 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Seraċini Għawdxin's Reuben Caruana got a free kick in the 76th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goal looked a bit too open when Ferruccio Di Campli came free, but Clayton Gerada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duri come il marmo's Emilio Di Campli got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Davide Galeone took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Clayton Gerada. Clayton Gerada dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Felice Selvaggi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Pavia, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Andrew Miggiani dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Felice Selvaggi, 1-1. Andrew Miggiani's late challenge caught a Duri come il marmo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andrew Miggiani helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th match minute, Seraċini Għawdxin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrew Miggiani to maneuver through the defense. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.