National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) After some careless play in the U21 Albania defense, Balthazar Bär kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Laze Gjoka. The U21 Albania fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Laze Gjoka should have stopped the shot. 7 minutes in the game Alesandro Nesta did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Januz Oparaku. Laze Gjoka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Nilsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Balthazar Bär kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Laze Gjoka. That made the score 2-0 in the 17 minute of play. 21 minutes in the game Ajaz Sulstarova did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Januz Oparaku. Laze Gjoka stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Balthazar Bär's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Torbjörn Nilsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Torbjörn Nilsson in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Laze Gjoka prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 29 minutes into the match, U21 Sweden's Balthazar Bär sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laze Gjoka narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luftëtar Myftiu hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Laze Gjoka was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Balthazar Bär showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 34 minute of play. After 40 played minutes U21 Sweden got a freekick which was hit by Svante Forsell. U21 Sweden were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after U21 Albania's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Torbjörn Nilsson took the corner. When Stefan Belkå fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Sweden's protests and gave Stefan Belkå a yellow card for diving instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Torbjörn Nilsson made a kick off. Frai Shehu hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After 54 played minutes U21 Albania got a freekick which was hit by Alesandro Nesta. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Balthazar Bär in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Laze Gjoka prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Balthazar Bär sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 58 minutes into the match, U21 Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Balthazar Bär came free, but Laze Gjoka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Luftëtar Myftiu could shoot a difficult shot in the 63rd minute, which Ronnie Meck however easily saved by the left post. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Sweden's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Shkëlqim Xhika was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Albania's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on U21 Albania's corner Shkëlqim Xhika fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ronnie Meck quite easily take care of the ball. U21 Sweden made a substitution. Dan Mårtensson replaced Henning Gulliksson. U21 Sweden's Ivar Nickov was substituted for Balthazar Bär. With an all-out effort, U21 Albania's Ronnie Meck threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Januz Oparaku, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ivar Nickov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ivar Nickov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 74 minutes into the match, U21 Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Ivar Nickov came free, but Laze Gjoka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivar Nickov might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Laze Gjoka. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ivar Nickov ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 77th minute Torbjörn Nilsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laze Gjoka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laze Gjoka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivar Nickov, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Laze Gjoka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivar Nickov, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Ivar Nickov spun around in front of the goal 80 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of U21 Albania's goal. When U21 Sweden's Ivar Nickov in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Albania's goalie prevented a goal. Laze Gjoka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivar Nickov, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. The audience was convinced that Ivar Nickov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laze Gjoka was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. If Ivar Nickov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hong Unge recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 95th match minute, U21 Sweden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svante Forsell to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute Minir Noli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronnie Meck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Sweden's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.