U23 League

Arena Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Kurt Abdilla made the kick off and thus started the match. Kurt Abdilla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Florian Moscatelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Colin Cassola kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Fortunato Vanni was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 5th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Samuel Demicoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anfilogino Di Persio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 8 played minutes Templars FC got a freekick which was hit by Noel Trapani. 9 minutes into the match, Longobarda's goal looked a bit too open when Kurt Abdilla came free, but Florian Moscatelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Longobarda's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adam Aquilina was slow to take the kick. During this time Templars FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 11th match minute, Templars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Lentini to maneuver through the defense. Samuel Demicoli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabiano Canzano went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 19 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fortunato Vanni came free, but Samuel Demicoli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 played minutes Longobarda got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano Canzano. After having played for 21 minutes, Kurt Abdilla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Templars FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kurt Abdilla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Samuel Demicoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabiano Canzano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Longobarda were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Templars FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fortunato Vanni took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Fortunato Vanni got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Samuel Demicoli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Samuel Demicoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabiano Canzano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kurt Abdilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Templars FC's Joaquin Phoenix in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Longobarda's goalie prevented a goal. In the 36thth minute of the game Fabiano Canzano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Templars FC's Samuel Demicoli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Florian Moscatelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Phoenix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the game, Joaquin Phoenix was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Templars FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Longobarda the free kick. In the 42nd minute, Joaquin Phoenix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kurt Abdilla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Moscatelli having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Longobarda's zone, Kurt Abdilla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florian Moscatelli came out of the goal and Kurt Abdilla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabiano Canzano made a kick off. 56 minutes into the game, Kurt Abdilla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Templars FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Longobarda the free kick. A collision led to Templars FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Kurt Abdilla hit a great ball. In the 57th match minute, Templars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Manicolo to maneuver through the defense. Samuel Demicoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Canzano in the 58th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Fabiano Canzano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Demicoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Joaquin Phoenix had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Florian Moscatelli. Longobarda's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquin Phoenix was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Templars FC's Kurt Abdilla got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Longobarda's Anfilogino Di Persio got a free kick in the 79th minute. Kurt Abdilla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Moscatelli having to interfere. When Adam Aquilina came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Templars FC 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 Adam Aquilina couldn't finish the play. When Templars FC's Kurt Abdilla in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Longobarda's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Abdilla in the 90th minute of play forced Longobarda's goalkeeper Florian Moscatelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Demicoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fortunato Vanni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute of the match Longobarda got a corner. Templars FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fortunato Vanni ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 95th play minute Martin Manicolo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Florian Moscatelli. 1-2.