U21 League

ADEM JASHARI
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Giorgos Sarris kicked off to start the match. Seahawks V55's Thomas Leontarakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Borja in the 4th minute of play. If Giorgos Sarris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Ani Lici kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Thomas Leontarakis. That made the score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Armando Borja cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Thomas Leontarakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th minute, A.K.Sh Albania's Armando Borja dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. Zhani Laska sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Armando Borja in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thomas Leontarakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Giannis Nekos's late challenge caught a A.K.Sh Albania's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giannis Nekos helped the player get up and apologised. Giannis Nekos hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the match, Seahawks V55's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Borja came free, but Thomas Leontarakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Seahawks V55's Petros Sarantos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gjon Dhami made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 31st minute, Ani Lici made a precise shot to the right of Thomas Leontarakis. Seahawks V55's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. 38 minutes into the match, Armando Borja dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thomas Leontarakis, 6-1. 41 minutes into the match, A.K.Sh Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgos Sarris came free, but Gjon Dhami reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Seahawks V55's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Borja came free, but Thomas Leontarakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-1.

A.K.Sh Albania's Gjon Dhami proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save A.K.Sh Albania from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Armando Borja in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thomas Leontarakis saved Seahawks V55 from getting behind. In the 55th minute, Armando Borja 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: 7-1. In the 58th minute, Sokratis Providas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomas Leontarakis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ani Lici went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-1 was the resulting score. A.K.Sh Albania's Drino Rramadani was substituted for Ani Lici. Gjon Dhami showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Nekos in the 74th minute of the match. Thomas Leontarakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Borja in the 76th minute of play. Thomas Leontarakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Drino Rramadani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thomas Leontarakis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armando Borja went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-1 was the resulting score. Thomas Leontarakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Borja in the 89th minute of play. Armando Borja got in the 93rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Thomas Leontarakis handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. After 94 minutes of play, A.K.Sh Albania's Armando Borja made it 11-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thomas Leontarakis was left in no man's land by his defense there! It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. A.K.Sh Albania had played much better football throughout.