U23 World League

Locura Extrema
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Sliema Dragons FC's Martin Mangion started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Martin Mangion came free, but Modesto Bessoayn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucas Mata struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Marcelo Severiano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽. With a little luck, Sliema Dragons FC's Marcelo Severiano got control of the ball when Leonardo Raheiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Modesto Bessoayn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Mangion, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After a rather tough play, ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Inocente Bafalluy got a free kick in the 11th minute. Modesto Bessoayn came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Sliema Dragons FC's Martin Mangion. But to his dismay, Martin Mangion quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, Leonardo Raheiro notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Sliema Dragons FC's Marcelo Severiano. Marcelo Severiano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leonardo Raheiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcelo Severiano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonardo Raheiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Leonardo Raheiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Marcelo Severiano made a huge save. Modesto Bessoayn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julian Savona in the 28th minute of the match. Inocente Bafalluy hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 33rd match minute, ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inocente Bafalluy to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Byrne Hughes hit a great ball. Hugon Debowski got a throw-in 36 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Isaac Grimaud. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Savona in the 45th minute of play forced ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s goalkeeper Modesto Bessoayn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Modesto Bessoayn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryan Grima in the 46th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

A collision led to Sliema Dragons FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Luigi Muscat hit a great ball. Marcelo Severiano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonardo Raheiro went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Modesto Bessoayn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Mangion in the 58th minute of the match. Sliema Dragons FC's Marcelo Severiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Raheiro in the 60th minute of play. If Byrne Hughes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Neil Deguara during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Sliema Dragons FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Neil Deguara to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Byrne Hughes managed to get in a good position for a shot. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s supporters rose to their feet, but Byrne Hughes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelo Severiano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leonardo Raheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Severiano having to interfere. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sliema Dragons FC! In the 80th minute there was a penalty for ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽. Baldomiro Paul stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Marcelo Severiano. 3-1. In the 83rd minute, Inocente Bafalluy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th match minute, ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inocente Bafalluy to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Laureano Oñez y Loyola hit a great ball. In the 95th minute, Sliema Dragons FC's Julian Savona ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Modesto Bessoayn. Modesto Bessoayn yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.