U23 League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Martin Mangion got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Luigi Muscat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian Savona, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ryan Grima came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugon Debowski kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Martin Mangion shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Savona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sliema Dragons FC's Marcelo Severiano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Sliema Dragons FC from getting a goal against them. Kleanthis Manousaridis was extremely unlucky when he, in the 24th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Mangion in the 28th minute of play. 28 minutes in the game, Martin Mangion dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin Mangion in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tolis Mantouvalos saved Toutourouki f.c. from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Grima in the 33rd minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tolis Mantouvalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Grimaud in the 35th minute of the match. The Sliema Dragons FC fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Sliema Dragons FC's Ryan Grima looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 41 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Grimaud came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Savona in the 43rd minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ryan Grima kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After 48 minutes of play, Sliema Dragons FC's Isaac Grimaud made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tolis Mantouvalos was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Toutourouki f.c. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sliema Dragons FC were winning 0-2.

55 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Martin Mangion came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tolis Mantouvalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isaac Grimaud in the 56th minute. Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Isaac Grimaud 57 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. In the 61st minute of the match, Ryan Grima tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Leo Scalpello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolis Mantouvalos having to interfere. In the 68th minute Leo Scalpello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sliema Dragons FC! Marcelo Severiano had in the 76thth minute some difficulties stopping Panos Kallitzakis's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Sliema Dragons FC's Leo Scalpello slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tolis Mantouvalos. That made the score 0-4 after 77 minutes of play. If Neil Deguara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tolis Mantouvalos made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Isaac Grimaud sent off a good shot on target. Stefanos Periou charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stefanos Periou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th 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: 0-5. 87 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaac Grimaud. 90 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ryan Grima came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Scalpello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stefanos Periou hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute of the match Julian Savona shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tolis Mantouvalos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 99 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaac Grimaud. Tolis Mantouvalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryan Grima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded Sliema Dragons FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Toutourouki f.c..