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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Laze Gjoka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pelle Flinck in the 4th minute of the match. In the 7th match minute, U21 Albania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alesandro Nesta to maneuver through the defense. Laze Gjoka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pelle Flinck, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Sixten Nordström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luftëtar Myftiu in the 10th minute of the match. Muhammadu ibn Abi Bakr hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Januz Oparaku received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Sixten Nordström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute Minir Noli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sixten Nordström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sixten Nordström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Minir Noli in the 25th minute of the match. The U21 Sweden fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when U21 Sweden's Pelle Flinck looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Karl-Henry Roos's late challenge caught a U21 Albania's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Karl-Henry Roos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd minute, Karl-Henry Roos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shkëlqim Xhika took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sixten Nordström. U21 Sweden's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Januz Oparaku stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Sixten Nordström successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frai Shehu got free with Sixten Nordström in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luftëtar Myftiu kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. U21 Sweden made a substitution. Rickard Lundgren replaced Wiktor Kjellqvist. The supporters of U21 Sweden booed when U21 Albania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luftëtar Myftiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute, Luftëtar Myftiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, U21 Sweden's Peanut Lord sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laze Gjoka narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Frai Shehu came free with the goalkeeper in the 63rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sixten Nordström could save by the left post. The supporters of U21 Sweden booed when U21 Albania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kristi Abeshi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peanut Lord in the 67th minute of play forced U21 Albania's goalkeeper Laze Gjoka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Peanut Lord cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Laze Gjoka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 Sweden's Björn Ahlberg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alesandro Nesta in the 80 minute of the game. Laze Gjoka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peanut Lord in the 84th minute of play. Laze Gjoka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luc Fontaine, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. U21 Albania's Laze Gjoka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickard Lundgren in the 92nd minute of play. Sixten Nordström made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Frai Shehu sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Sweden had won after a very even match.