World League

Avant Alviverde
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Alexandru Nastac made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to SE Palmeiras getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. João Vítor de Almeida hit a great ball. Nilson Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Øyvind Skoglund, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Akademia Maliqi's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nexhat Zhiva in the 5th minute. A nice corner shot did that Nexhat Zhiva got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nilson Dracena quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandru Nastac in the 6th minute of play. After 11 minutes of play, Akademia Maliqi's Ivón Echavarri made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nilson Dracena was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16thth minute of the game Ivón Echavarri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Oswaldo Godoi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timoteo Lucero was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Alexandru Nastac received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Nilson Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Paulin Balliu came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Akademia Maliqi 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 Paulin Balliu couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandru Nastac in the 32nd minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Akademia Maliqi's Ivón Echavarri in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SE Palmeiras's goalie prevented a goal. If Olsi Berberi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alexandru Nastac had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandru Nastac in the 40th minute of play. After 42 minutes of play, Akademia Maliqi's Ivón Echavarri made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nilson Dracena was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nilson Dracena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexandru Nastac's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. The SE Palmeiras players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Akademia Maliqi were winning 0-3.

The wind increased when Oswaldo Godoi made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivón Echavarri got free with Nilson Dracena in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nilson Dracena came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Akademia Maliqi's Alexandru Nastac. But to his dismay, Alexandru Nastac quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. 0-5 became the score in the 61st minute when Alexandru Nastac elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 66thth minute of the game Alexandru Nastac who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 67 minutes into the game, Natanael Paraense cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Timoteo Lucero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nilson Dracena made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Ivón Echavarri sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena got control of the ball when Xhenit Çinari tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st minute, Akademia Maliqi's Alexandru Nastac ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nilson Dracena. Nilson Dracena yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. Emmanuel Urruti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, Ivón Echavarri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nilson Dracena was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-7. In the 90th match minute, Akademia Maliqi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilirian Elezi to maneuver through the defense. Akademia Maliqi's Timoteo Lucero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basílio do Valle in the 91st minute of play. Akademia Maliqi's Xhenit Çinari got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Akademia Maliqi's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.