U21 World League

ARENA NFT
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfred Karapici started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Haridades F.C getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Ernesto Coelho hit a great ball. After 10 played minutes Haridades F.C got a freekick which was hit by Amílton Moreno. Valentin Kula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Ronaldinho Pernambucano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the KF Ballistet defense, Moisés Dracena 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. Jahmir Shkëmbi hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute, Çerçiz Topulli made a precise shot to the right of Ronaldinho Pernambucano. Haridades F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Çerçiz Topulli hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Fotaq Strakosha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Moisés Dracena went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. With a little luck, KF Ballistet's Fotaq Strakosha got control of the ball when Luís Eduardo Souza tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Luís Eduardo Souza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fotaq Strakosha. That made the score 3-1 in the 36 minute of play. Fotaq Strakosha came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Haridades F.C's Roberto Siqueira. But to his dismay, Roberto Siqueira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. When Skifter Imeraj came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the KF Ballistet 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 Skifter Imeraj couldn't finish the play. Ronaldinho Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfred Karapici in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Moisés Dracena made a kick off. Fotaq Strakosha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Eduardo Souza in the 59th minute of play. João Pedro Goiano lost his temper 60 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Haridades F.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! The referee gave KF Ballistet a penalty, 63 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Skifter Imeraj, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Haridades F.C's Ronaldinho Pernambucano. 4-2. Alfred Karapici recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 71 minutes, Ernesto Coelho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haridades F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ernesto Coelho 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 73rd minute, Luís Eduardo Souza 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. Fotaq Strakosha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Coelho in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Eduardo Souza in the 80th minute of play forced KF Ballistet's goalkeeper Fotaq Strakosha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Alfred Karapici fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KF Ballistet's protests and gave Alfred Karapici a yellow card for diving instead. Alfred Karapici kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Ronaldinho Pernambucano was a little too slow when Alfred Karapici got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 4-3. Alfred Karapici got his second yellow card in the match during the 92nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Alfred Karapici hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.