Official Cup

Dragons Nest
Spectators: 208 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leszek Cupial started the match with the kick off. Barrie Kerridge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Brownell in the 2nd minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Kim Bolas came free, but Erikas Mikoliūnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 6 minutes FC COSA NOSTRA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Baran Erozan who took care of the corner kick. A throw-in in the 11th minute of the game was made by Liutauras Urmonas with Artūras Ronaldo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Barrie Kerridge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artūras Ronaldo in the 13th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC COSA NOSTRA's Liutauras Urmonas got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 18th minute, Kim Bolas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Erikas Mikoliūnas. The goal made the score 2-0. FC COSA NOSTRA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Baran Erozan scored to the left of an out of position Erikas Mikoliūnas, making the score, 3-0. 29 minutes into the match, Kim Bolas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erikas Mikoliūnas. FC COSA NOSTRA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kim Bolas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Kim Bolas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erikas Mikoliūnas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Erikas Mikoliūnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Bolas in the 38th minute of play. Leszek Cupial fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erikas Mikoliūnas having to interfere. Sliema Dragons FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Baran Erozan in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

In the 52nd minute, Kim Bolas 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: 6-0. Kim Bolas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Erikas Mikoliūnas having to make a save. Erikas Mikoliūnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Bolas in the 59th minute of play. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC COSA NOSTRA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Baran Erozan was slow to take the kick. During this time Sliema Dragons FC's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in 周斐俊 heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Barrie Kerridge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Brownell in the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Arturo Brownell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barrie Kerridge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Kim Bolas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erikas Mikoliūnas was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as FC COSA NOSTRA's Artūras Ronaldo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Barrie Kerridge. That made the score 6-1 after 73 minutes of play. Sliema Dragons FC made a substitution. Matteo Borda replaced 周斐俊. Sliema Dragons FC's Dejan Cassar was substituted for Kim Bolas. Erikas Mikoliūnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leszek Cupial, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Barrie Kerridge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Brownell in the 88th minute of the match. Onur Ali Neyzen hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Baran Erozan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sliema Dragons FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Baran Erozan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erikas Mikoliūnas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dejan Cassar in the 93rd minute of play forced FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Erikas Mikoliūnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leszek Cupial fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erikas Mikoliūnas having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sliema Dragons FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC COSA NOSTRA had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.