U21 World League

ERASMO UBENDU
Spectators: 7747 (Terracing: 5812, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Horacio Xabier got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to A.K.Sh Albania getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Zhani Laska hit a great ball. Sergio-Roberto Ramos hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, Erald Spahiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gjon Dhami made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antaios Tsangaris in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ani Lici in the 11th minute of play forced Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper Federico Abascal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Ani Lici cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Federico Abascal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Armando Borja in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Federico Abascal saved Stronghold S.A from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Besart Pango in the 19th minute of play forced Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper Federico Abascal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Stronghold S.A's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Borja came free, but Federico Abascal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Federico Abascal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Borja in the 24th minute of play. Federico Abascal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Borja in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute Ani Lici shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Abascal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Federico Abascal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Besart Pango in the 30th minute of play. Federico Abascal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ani Lici in the 32nd minute of play. Federico Abascal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armando Borja went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 40th minute Armando Borja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Abascal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Federico Abascal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ani Lici in the 42nd minute of the match. Federico Abascal came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by A.K.Sh Albania's Ani Lici. But to his dismay, Ani Lici quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armando Borja to make the kick off. Placido Ondino kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 53 minutes into the match, Stronghold S.A's goalkeeper Federico Abascal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ani Lici. In the 54th minute Armando Borja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Abascal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Federico Abascal made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Ani Lici sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Stronghold S.A defense, Armando Borja kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Federico Abascal. The Stronghold S.A fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Federico Abascal should have stopped the shot. Stronghold S.A's Federico Abascal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Borja in the 59th minute of play. Federico Abascal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Besart Pango in the 60th minute of play. Zhani Laska hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, A.K.Sh Albania's Zhani Laska got a free kick in the 66th minute. Sergio-Roberto Ramos succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 69th playminute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zaimin Dibrani during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A.K.Sh Albania made a substitution. Elton Dragoti replaced Flori Hasa. Zaimin Dibrani kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After having played for 79 minutes, Placido Ondino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stronghold S.A's supporters crossed their fingers, but Placido Ondino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 80th minute, Armando Borja made a precise shot to the right of Federico Abascal. Stronghold S.A's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. Federico Abascal made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Besart Pango sent off a good shot on target. In the 86th minute, A.K.Sh Albania's Besart Pango ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Federico Abascal. Federico Abascal yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. In the 91st minute, Armando Borja ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Federico Abascal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. After 94 played minutes Stronghold S.A got a freekick which was hit by Placido Ondino. Through an outstanding action, after 97 minutes, Federico Abascal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A.K.Sh Albania played a much better game than Stronghold S.A and deserved their victory. The Stronghold S.A players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.