U23 League

The Den
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Brian Urpani started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jason Haber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charles-Henri Maron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gameiro Lenoble stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Austin Gatt's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. The audience was convinced that Charles-Henri Maron's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jason Haber was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Hamid Guillemet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charles-Henri Maron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Lyon 69ers booed when Floriana Celtics was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pepe Haedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 26 minutes, Bart Martinaud mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lyon 69ers and the Floriana Celtics players grew even worse after the yellow card. 32 minutes into the match, Floriana Celtics's goal looked a bit too open when Charles-Henri Maron came free, but Jason Haber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jason Haber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Garrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Austin Gatt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Floriana Celtics booed when Lyon 69ers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Garrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jason Haber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Garrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Charles-Henri Maron to make the kick off. A hard shot 51 in the game by Charles-Henri Maron from a close distance when the talented Jason Haber managed to make a qualified save. Floriana Celtics's players were relieved. 69 minutes into the game, Floriana Celtics's Austin Gatt nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gameiro Lenoble made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Floriana Celtics's Malcolm Hili was substituted for Austin Gatt. Charles-Henri Maron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charles-Henri Maron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Jason Haber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jason Haber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Garrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jason Haber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamid Guillemet, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Lyon 69ers fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! After 91 minutes of play, Floriana Celtics's Brian Urpani made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gameiro Lenoble was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Malcolm Hili in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gameiro Lenoble prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 96th minute, Robert Garrigues fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jason Haber, passed just outside the right post.