Official Cup

Dragons Nest
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kim Bolas got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes Sliema Dragons FC got a freekick which was hit by Matteo Borda. Barrie Kerridge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Gomes in the 5th minute of the match. San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Bruno Antognoni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save San Felice a Ema U.L. from getting a goal against them. Bruno Antognoni made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Leszek Cupial sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kim Bolas got free with Bruno Antognoni in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 25 minutes into the game, Patrick Donnellson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Barrie Kerridge was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paşa Corre in the 28th minute of play forced Sliema Dragons FC's goalkeeper Barrie Kerridge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sliema Dragons FC's Barrie Kerridge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick Donnellson in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Sliema Dragons FC's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Donnellson came free, but Barrie Kerridge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barrie Kerridge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Scarinci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Kim Bolas could shoot a difficult shot in the 43rd minute, which Bruno Antognoni however easily saved by the left post. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The throw-in from Su Hui in the 52nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Sliema Dragons FC's Leszek Cupial. San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Anfilogino Arpaia was substituted for Paşa Corre. Sliema Dragons FC made a substitution. Rodolfo Mederi replaced Ulises Ixidor. Barrie Kerridge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Banana, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Sliema Dragons FC's Barrie Kerridge proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Sliema Dragons FC from getting a goal against them. Barrie Kerridge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anfilogino Arpaia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Matteo Borda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruno Antognoni. San Felice a Ema U.L.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matteo Borda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Matteo Borda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the game, Sliema Dragons FC's Martin Mangion nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Antognoni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 94th minute, Edinho de Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.