National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nderim Pepo made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute Sebastian Käller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marjus Laçka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6thth minute of the game Sebastian Käller who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Albania's Marjus Laçka was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 7th minute of the match Sweden got a corner. Albania's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joacim Hansson ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Bebben Johansson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marjus Laçka quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marjus Laçka didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bebben Johansson went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Sweden's Gustaf Eklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aulin Janku in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nderim Pepo in the 16th minute of play forced Sweden's goalkeeper Gustaf Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16thth minute of the game Nderim Pepo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sweden's Gustaf Eklund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Sweden's Sebastian Käller in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Albania's goalie prevented a goal. Douglas Västberg hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. If Ilmi Duka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Doug Traoré received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marjus Laçka came out and tried to block the shot, but Doug Traoré slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 21st minute. Albania's Marjus Laçka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Albania from getting a goal against them. Gustaf Eklund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aulin Janku, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute of the match, Fredric Hybbert got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marjus Laçka was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 35 minutes into the match, Nderim Pepo notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Sweden's Gustaf Eklund. Gustaf Eklund was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sweden's Einar Hedström was substituted for Doug Traoré. Marjus Laçka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Käller in the 40th minute of play. Përparim Bajraktari kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Albania's Përparim Bajraktari got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, Henrik Berg made a precise shot to the right of Marjus Laçka. Albania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1.
An unexpectedly hard shot by Nderim Pepo in the 54th minute of play forced Sweden's goalkeeper Gustaf Eklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Sebastian Käller got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Einar Hedström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Marjus Laçka tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd minute Sebastian Käller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marjus Laçka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marjus Laçka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Käller, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sebastian Käller in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marjus Laçka prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Albania made a substitution. Mehat Kovaçi replaced Nderim Pepo. Sweden's Joacim Hansson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marjus Laçka in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sweden's goalkeeper Gustaf Eklund, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 77 minutes into the match, Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Fredric Hybbert came free, but Marjus Laçka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sweden made a substitution. Ivar Lindqvist replaced Einar Hedström. Sweden's Jörgen Levander was substituted for Sebastian Käller. After 80 minutes Albania's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joacim Hansson who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Sweden's corner Joacim Hansson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marjus Laçka quite easily take care of the ball. Marjus Laçka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivar Lindqvist in the 81st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Lindqvist in the 89th minute of play forced Albania's goalkeeper Marjus Laçka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Mehat Kovaçi made a precise shot to the right of Gustaf Eklund. Sweden's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Albania players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sweden.
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