World League

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) K.F TIRANA's Cristoforo De Luca started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristoforo De Luca in the 3rd minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Rein Goethals had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Branden Shelton. K.F TIRANA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rein Goethals was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristoforo De Luca in the 11th minute of play. Avram Iorgulescu hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulus Van Hove, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Paulus Van Hove ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Branden Shelton was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rein Goethals in the 21st minute of the match. Rein Goethals sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulus Van Hove sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 38th minute Paulus Van Hove 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 40th match minute, K.F TIRANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paco Cano to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 43rd minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th match minute, K.F TIRANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nevjon Rexhepi to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulus Van Hove stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, de belletrekkers's Daan Vos got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 60th minute Paulus Van Hove 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 61st minute de belletrekkers were awarded a corner. Marten Merckx went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on de belletrekkers's corner Marten Merckx fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Branden Shelton quite easily take care of the ball. When de belletrekkers's Paulus Van Hove in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th 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. de belletrekkers made a substitution. Edgard Armentier replaced Rein Goethals. K.F TIRANA's Coronel Durango was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but De-la-Cruz de Alcântara in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 71 minutes into the game, K.F TIRANA's Coronel Durango nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulus Van Hove in the 74th minute of the match. Paulus Van Hove was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 75th minute. de belletrekkers's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Coronel Durango in the 78th minute of play. If Edgard Armentier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulus Van Hove succeeded in the game's 84th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-6. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristoforo De Luca in the 87th minute of play. Branden Shelton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 88th minute. After a defensive mix-up in K.F TIRANA's zone, Paulus Van Hove stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Branden Shelton came out of the goal and Paulus Van Hove tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd match minute, de belletrekkers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daan Vos to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute Cristoforo De Luca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but De-la-Cruz de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. De-la-Cruz de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paco Cano in the 95th minute of the match. de belletrekkers's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.