U18 League

Stadio Teodorano
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Klime Zhulali got the match started through his kick off. Amerigo Salvagnin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Durim Pepa made a huge save. 4 minutes into the match, UNLIMITED's goal looked a bit too open when Klime Zhulali came free, but Damiano Trombetta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Todi Abazi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Damiano Trombetta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Bertian Palla made a precise shot to the right of Damiano Trombetta. UNLIMITED's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ditjon Zhulali kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Durim Tafaj in the 14th minute of play forced UNLIMITED's goalkeeper Damiano Trombetta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florian Buffone hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amerigo Salvagnin got free with Durim Pepa in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes into the match, Alex Trinca dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Durim Pepa, 1-1. In the 28th match minute, Mali i Thatë FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olgert Gjasyla to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Amerigo Salvagnin in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Durim Pepa saved Mali i Thatë FC from getting behind. Damiano Trombetta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertian Palla, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Bertian Palla notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of UNLIMITED's Damiano Trombetta. Damiano Trombetta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 36 minutes into the game, Klime Zhulali cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Damiano Trombetta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Damiano Trombetta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klime Zhulali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damiano Trombetta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Indrit Surroi in the 45th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, UNLIMITED's goal looked a bit too open when Klime Zhulali came free, but Damiano Trombetta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amerigo Salvagnin made a kick off. UNLIMITED's Damiano Trombetta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save UNLIMITED from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Bertian Palla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damiano Trombetta was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Indrit Surroi got free with Damiano Trombetta in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 55 minutes, Florian Buffone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UNLIMITED and the Mali i Thatë FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 56th match minute, UNLIMITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Buffone to maneuver through the defense. When Cosimo Renzetti fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored UNLIMITED's protests and gave Cosimo Renzetti a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Mali i Thatë FC booed when UNLIMITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosimo Renzetti didn't get a good kick on the ball. UNLIMITED's Damiano Trombetta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save UNLIMITED from getting a goal against them. Florian Buffone kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After 68 played minutes, Mali i Thatë FC's Todi Abazi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Damiano Trombetta came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mali i Thatë FC reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Trinca in the 70th minute of play forced Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper Durim Pepa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Durim Pepa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amerigo Salvagnin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mali i Thatë FC's Klime Zhulali got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Filippo Di Bernardo fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored UNLIMITED's protests and gave Filippo Di Bernardo a yellow card for diving instead. Filippo Di Bernardo hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. A collision led to Mali i Thatë FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ditjon Zhulali hit a great ball. Pjeter Prishtina kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Durim Pepa came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by UNLIMITED's Amerigo Salvagnin. But to his dismay, Amerigo Salvagnin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. After having played for 87 minutes, Klime Zhulali managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mali i Thatë FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Klime Zhulali was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Durim Tafaj kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Damiano Trombetta. That made the score 2-6 in the 91 minute of play. In the 95th minute Amerigo Salvagnin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Durim Pepa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Mali i Thatë FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than UNLIMITED.