Prized/Friendly Cup

Dragons Nest
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Patrick Buttigieg kicked off to start the match. After 5 played minutes Sliema Dragons FC got a freekick which was hit by Mark Polidano. Patrick Buttigieg took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tim Driesen. Tim Driesen 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. Brandon Ellul came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Unterrudling's Bastian Selmser. But to his dismay, Bastian Selmser quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 13 minutes into the match, Patrick Buttigieg notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of FC Unterrudling's Tim Driesen. Tim Driesen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Unterrudling's Tim Driesen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save FC Unterrudling from getting a goal against them. 22 minutes into the match, FC Unterrudling's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Buttigieg came free, but Tim Driesen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomas Zupancic hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sliema Dragons FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Colin Pullicino Orlando hit a great ball. Brandon Ellul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bastian Selmser in the 32nd minute of play. Tim Driesen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Colin Pullicino Orlando in the 33rd minute of play. Tim Driesen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Buttigieg in the 36th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Patrick Buttigieg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tim Driesen was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 45th minute Andreas Matheis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brandon Ellul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benjamin Trame stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, FC Unterrudling's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Buttigieg came free, but Tim Driesen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Sliema Dragons FC booed when FC Unterrudling was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthias Heimeier didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute of the match Samuel Galdes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tim Driesen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Aaron Pfeifenberger kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Tim Driesen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Buttigieg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patrick Buttigieg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tim Driesen having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Patrick Buttigieg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tim Driesen was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Nathaniel Baldacchino charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nathaniel Baldacchino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Frederick Gatt hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Bastian Selmser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brandon Ellul having to interfere. Sliema Dragons FC's Brandon Ellul played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bastian Selmser in the 81st minute of play. 84 minutes into the game, Manuel Kubisch cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Brandon Ellul was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 86 minutes into the match, Sliema Dragons FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Kubisch came free, but Brandon Ellul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brandon Ellul took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Matheis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Thomas Zupancic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute, Patrick Buttigieg made a precise shot to the right of Tim Driesen. FC Unterrudling's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2.