U23 World League

Juan F. Barraza
Spectators: 7567 (Terracing: 5676, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Drino Rramadani got the match started through his kick off. 5 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 Libardo Fuentes. In the 6th minute Alberto Pineda 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Libardo Fuentes in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gjon Dhami prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gjon Dhami came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Deportivo Águila's Libardo Fuentes. But to his dismay, Libardo Fuentes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Gjon Dhami made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Alejandro Medrano sent off a good shot on target. 17 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 Libardo Fuentes. In the 19th minute, Pavli Dibrani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A.K.Sh Albania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Drino Rramadani in the 22nd minute of play forced Club Deportivo Águila's goalkeeper Ricardo Peña to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pavli Dibrani came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the A.K.Sh Albania fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pavli Dibrani couldn't finish the play. In the 25th match minute, Club Deportivo Águila was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Carranza to maneuver through the defense. Gjon Dhami showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Pineda, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Gjon Dhami made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Alejandro Medrano sent off a good shot on target. Pavli Dibrani took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ricardo Peña. Ricardo Peña dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Alejandro Medrano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gjon Dhami. That made the score 2-2 in the 40 minute of play. Alejandro Medrano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Gjon Dhami made a huge save.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Libardo Fuentes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Zymbyl Lubonja fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.K.Sh Albania's protests and gave Zymbyl Lubonja a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Club Deportivo Águila booed when A.K.Sh Albania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zymbyl Lubonja didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alberto Pineda scored 3-2 in the 53rd 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. After a rather tough play, A.K.Sh Albania's Barnaba Pietras got a free kick in the 62nd minute. When Baltazar Del Cid fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Deportivo Águila's protests and gave Baltazar Del Cid a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th minute, Baltazar Del Cid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Club Deportivo Águila's Ricardo Peña played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Drino Rramadani in the 69th minute of play. Mateusz Sebzda kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Alejandro Medrano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gjon Dhami was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Gjon Dhami made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Pineda in the 74th minute of play. Gjon Dhami took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejandro Medrano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 Libardo Fuentes in the 77th minute of play. After some careless play in the A.K.Sh Albania defense, Libardo Fuentes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gjon Dhami. The A.K.Sh Albania fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gjon Dhami should have stopped the shot. Pavli Dibrani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Peña having to interfere. The supporters of A.K.Sh Albania booed when Club Deportivo Águila was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Galeas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute, Alesandro Nesta 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. 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 Libardo Fuentes in the 86th minute of play. Baltazar Del Cid was shown his second yellow card after 96 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 96th minute, Baltazar Del Cid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that Club Deportivo Águila were the better team. Club Deportivo Águila's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.