World League

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Samantha Farhat got the match started through his kick off. Avram Iorgulescu hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Branden Shelton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teofilo Terciero, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Mats De Ligt came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Farik Gagula showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paco Cano, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mili Nesimović in the 13th minute of the match. In the 17thth minute of the game Samantha Farhat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 20th minute Samantha Farhat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branden Shelton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute of the match Dobrinja FC got a corner. K.F TIRANA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Samantha Farhat ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 23rd minute of the match Dobrinja FC got a corner. K.F TIRANA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Samantha Farhat ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Samantha Farhat almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton did a great save. In the 24th minute Dobrinja FC were awarded a corner. Samantha Farhat went to the cornerflag to take it. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samantha Farhat in the 26th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Paco Cano 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. In the 35th minute, Mili Nesimović made a precise shot to the right of Branden Shelton. K.F TIRANA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Dobrinja FC's Farik Gagula proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Dobrinja FC from getting a goal against them. When Dobrinja FC's Teofilo Terciero in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye K.F TIRANA's goalie prevented a goal. Teofilo Terciero scored 0-3 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Branden Shelton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Mili Nesimović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cristoforo De Luca was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, K.F TIRANA's Jonas Arvidsson got a free kick in the 51st minute. Samantha Farhat, 52 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 56th minute Mili Nesimović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branden Shelton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samantha Farhat in the 58th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samantha Farhat. Farik Gagula showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristoforo De Luca, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Dobrinja FC's Timoteo Frisco was substituted for Mili Nesimović. Dobrinja FC's Đorđe Rekibović was substituted for Enzo Kostić. With a little luck, K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton got control of the ball when Samantha Farhat tried to sneak it across the goal line. Samantha Farhats short, quick shot in the 72ndth minute got Branden Shelton to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Samantha Farhat struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Branden Shelton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dobrinja FC. In the 77th minute Cristoforo De Luca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farik Gagula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Farik Gagula showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristoforo De Luca in the 79th minute of the match. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save K.F TIRANA from getting a goal against them. In the 85th minute, Samantha Farhat reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Branden Shelton. The goal made the score 0-5. 88 minutes into the game, Paco Cano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. K.F TIRANA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dobrinja FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, K.F TIRANA's Paco Cano got a free kick in the 88th minute. Timoteo Frisco did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-6 to the left of a surprised Branden Shelton 89 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Mats De Ligt came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dobrinja FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.