U23 World League

Mali T Stadium
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jan Huijsmans made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Mali i Thatë FC's Luftim Hamdiu got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute Jan Huijsmans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Drini Kapaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by ROJO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vlash Xhaferri was slow to take the kick. During this time Mali i Thatë FC's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, ROJO's Clemente Panpili got a free kick in the 10th minute. Aldo Kaxen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lirim Osja in the 11th minute. Meleq Tare hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meleq Tare in the 15th minute of play forced ROJO's goalkeeper Aldo Kaxen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aldo Kaxen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eneid Ilo in the 17th minute of play. After some careless play in the Mali i Thatë FC defense, Jan Huijsmans kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Drini Kapaj. The Mali i Thatë FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Drini Kapaj should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, ROJO's Filiberto Jordy got a free kick in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Huijsmans in the 33rd minute of play forced Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper Drini Kapaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ROJO getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Tymoteusz Byczewski hit a great ball. Aldo Kaxen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eneid Ilo in the 39th minute of play. The supporters of Mali i Thatë FC booed when ROJO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clemente Panpili didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Aldo Kaxen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meleq Tare in the 52nd minute of the match. ROJO's Aldo Kaxen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meleq Tare in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meleq Tare in the 55th minute of play forced ROJO's goalkeeper Aldo Kaxen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, ROJO's goal looked a bit too open when Luftim Hamdiu came free, but Aldo Kaxen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sefedin Gjyle's late challenge caught a ROJO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sefedin Gjyle helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of ROJO booed when Mali i Thatë FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sefedin Gjyle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mali i Thatë FC's Drini Kapaj proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Mali i Thatë FC from getting a goal against them. Drini Kapaj was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jan Huijsmans showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 59 minute of play. Aldo Kaxen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luftim Hamdiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 62 minutes, Luftim Hamdiu made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. ROJO's Aldo Kaxen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eneid Ilo in the 70th minute of play forced ROJO's goalkeeper Aldo Kaxen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ROJO booed when Mali i Thatë FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sefedin Gjyle didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 74 minutes, Jan Huijsmans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ROJO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jan Huijsmans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lirim Osja in the 76th minute of play forced ROJO's goalkeeper Aldo Kaxen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mali i Thatë FC's zone, Felix Bizi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Drini Kapaj came out of the goal and Felix Bizi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tymoteusz Byczewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Drini Kapaj made a huge save. In the 87th minute Demirel Arbnori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Kaxen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute Demirel Arbnori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Kaxen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led to Mali i Thatë FC's Elion Fazliu getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ROJO walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.