U23 World League

Balli Kombëtar
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) CERRO PORTEÑO's Tadeu Moyua 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. 3 minutes into the match, CERRO PORTEÑO's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Karapici came free, but Giraldo Laiseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, KF Ballistet's Perikli Thaçi got a free kick in the 8th minute. When Tadeu Moyua came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the CERRO PORTEÑO 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 Tadeu Moyua couldn't finish the play. Fotaq Strakosha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincente Casuso, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Vincente Casuso hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Giraldo Laiseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Karapici in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Vincente Casuso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fotaq Strakosha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 26th minute, Vincente Casuso made a precise shot to the right of Fotaq Strakosha. KF Ballistet's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 29th minute, Tadeu Moyua made a precise shot to the right of Fotaq Strakosha. KF Ballistet's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Fotaq Strakosha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Urbes Perdiz's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Fotaq Strakosha came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by CERRO PORTEÑO's Vincente Casuso. But to his dismay, Vincente Casuso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. A collision led to CERRO PORTEÑO getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Nuno Berrondo hit a great ball. In the 45th minute, Tadeu Moyua ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fotaq Strakosha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5.

Fotaq Strakosha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Alfaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the match, KF Ballistet's goalkeeper Fotaq Strakosha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vincente Casuso. Fotaq Strakosha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celestino Alfaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Celestino Alfaro notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of KF Ballistet's Fotaq Strakosha. Fotaq Strakosha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 66 minutes into the match, Astor Sobrido dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fotaq Strakosha, 0-8. An unexpectedly hard shot by Skifter Imeraj in the 69th minute of play forced CERRO PORTEÑO's goalkeeper Giraldo Laiseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fotaq Strakosha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vincente Casuso in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, KF Ballistet's Skifter Imeraj got a free kick in the 75th minute. Fotaq Strakosha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincente Casuso, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Fotaq Strakosha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Astor Sobrido in the 86th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Jetmir Xeci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the game, CERRO PORTEÑO's Vincente Casuso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fotaq Strakosha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. CERRO PORTEÑO's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.