U23 World League

ADEM JASHARI
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leonides Lidon kicked off to start the match. Gjon Dhami came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by San Fernando Eagles's Josué Eagles. But to his dismay, Josué Eagles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A.K.Sh Albania's attentive Pavli Dibrani managed to snatch the ball when Leonides Lidon made a throw-in in the 7th minute of the game. In the 11th minute of the match San Fernando Eagles got a corner. A.K.Sh Albania's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Domingo Peron ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Domingo Peron got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gjon Dhami quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gjon Dhami took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josué Eagles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonides Lidon took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gjon Dhami. Gjon Dhami dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 25th match minute, San Fernando Eagles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcial Errolan to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute of the game Rodrigo Lartaun made a throw-in which Leonides Lidon played forward. Mateusz Sebzda hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. When Erald Spahiu fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.K.Sh Albania's protests and gave Erald Spahiu a yellow card for diving instead. After 42 played minutes A.K.Sh Albania got a freekick which was hit by Erald Spahiu. After a defensive mix-up in A.K.Sh Albania's zone, Leonides Lidon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gjon Dhami came out of the goal and Leonides Lidon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gjon Dhami showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josué Eagles in the 44th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sergio-Roberto Ramos to make the kick off. Erald Spahiu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bartolo Salvator read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Marcial Errolan took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gjon Dhami. Gjon Dhami dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. A hard shot 59 in the game by Vicente Sol from a close distance when the talented Gjon Dhami managed to make a qualified save. A.K.Sh Albania's players were relieved. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcial Errolan during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 62 played minutes San Fernando Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Marcial Errolan. A.K.Sh Albania's Gjon Dhami played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcial Errolan in the 65th minute of play. After a rather tough play, A.K.Sh Albania's Mateusz Sebzda got a free kick in the 66th minute. Josué Eagles received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gjon Dhami came out and tried to block the shot, but Josué Eagles slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 69th minute. Josué Eagles scored 0-7 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gjon Dhami, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonides Lidon in the 75th minute of play forced A.K.Sh Albania's goalkeeper Gjon Dhami to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, San Fernando Eagles's Leonides Lidon ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gjon Dhami. Gjon Dhami yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. 78 minutes into the match, A.K.Sh Albania's goalkeeper Gjon Dhami had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Josué Eagles. A.K.Sh Albania's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Marcial Errolan scored to the left of an out of position Gjon Dhami, making the score, 0-9. In the 83rd minute Marcial Errolan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gjon Dhami saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. San Fernando Eagles were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after A.K.Sh Albania's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Domingo Peron took the corner. Gjon Dhami showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonides Lidon, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Leonides Lidon kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gjon Dhami. That made the score 0-10 in the 95 minute of play. When the match was over San Fernando Eagles could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than A.K.Sh Albania throughout the match.