U18 World League

Balli Kombëtar
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) KF Ballistet's Kejni Sheta 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. Floris Milters made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Çerçiz Topulli sent off a good shot on target. Floris Milters made an important save on a dangerous shot by Çerçiz Topulli in the 5th minute. Floris Milters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jahmir Bato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Winksele 2016 getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Gilbert Mathijs hit a great ball. Winksele 2016's Floris Milters played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jetmir Xeci in the 15th minute of play. After a rather tough play, KF Ballistet's Valter Berberi got a free kick in the 20th minute. With a little luck, Winksele 2016's Floris Milters got control of the ball when Kejni Sheta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Floris Milters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erlin Blacëri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Winksele 2016's Ryan Bruyninckx got a free kick in the 28th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kejni Sheta got free with Floris Milters in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Winksele 2016's Floris Milters proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Winksele 2016 from getting a goal against them. Kejni Sheta who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Floris Milters when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 40 minutes into the match, KF Ballistet's goal looked a bit too open when Gilbert Mathijs came free, but Fotaq Strakosha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the KF Ballistet defense, Ryan Bruyninckx kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fotaq Strakosha. The KF Ballistet fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fotaq Strakosha should have stopped the shot. 46 minutes into the game, Ryan Bruyninckx cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Fotaq Strakosha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karel-Jan Gheysen was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Jahmir Bato notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Winksele 2016's Floris Milters. Floris Milters was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Floris Milters showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erlin Blacëri in the 58th minute of the match. Floris Milters showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erlin Blacëri in the 58th minute of the match. KF Ballistet's Fotaq Strakosha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Marichal in the 60th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Winksele 2016's Karel-Jan Gheysen got a free kick in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilbert Mathijs got free with Fotaq Strakosha in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valter Berberi charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valter Berberi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, KF Ballistet's Valter Berberi got a free kick in the 75th minute. Winksele 2016's Nicolas Worteleers couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 76th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for KF Ballistet. Ryan Bruyninckx came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Fotaq Strakosha could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çerçiz Topulli in the 83rd minute of play forced Winksele 2016's goalkeeper Floris Milters to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erlin Blacëri in the 91st minute of play forced Winksele 2016's goalkeeper Floris Milters to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çerçiz Topulli in the 93rd minute of play forced Winksele 2016's goalkeeper Floris Milters to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute of the match, Karel-Jan Gheysen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fotaq Strakosha was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. For all the effort they put into the match, the Winksele 2016 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for KF Ballistet.