U23 World League

Marla Stadium
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vicente Medina in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dmitriy Chkalov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Francesco Suarbol fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chandozos's protests and gave Francesco Suarbol a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of K.F.MALIQI booed when Chandozos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francesco Suarbol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dmitriy Chkalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mantzio Consul in the 8th minute of the match. Nertil Ktona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Dominic Cavite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 14 played minutes Chandozos got a freekick which was hit by Nicasio Rosa. When Leonid Arnãut came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Chandozos 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 Leonid Arnãut couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vicente Medina in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dmitriy Chkalov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dominic Cavite made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Ardi Sefa sent off a good shot on target. 26 minutes into the game, Ardi Sefa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Dominic Cavite was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dmitriy Chkalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uygur Umuralp in the 32nd minute of the match. Dominic Cavite showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nertil Ktona, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Dmitriy Chkalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Medina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 40 played minutes Chandozos got a freekick which was hit by Francesco Suarbol. Dmitriy Chkalov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonid Arnãut's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Nertil Ktonas short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Dominic Cavite to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nertil Ktona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Medina in the 53rd minute of play forced K.F.MALIQI's goalkeeper Dmitriy Chkalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the game, K.F.MALIQI's Nertil Ktona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dominic Cavite made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Nertil Ktona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 66 minutes, Bonadona Azpiroz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chandozos and the K.F.MALIQI players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bonadona Azpiroz hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Nertil Ktona took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dominic Cavite. Dominic Cavite dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 82 minutes into the game, Uygur Umuralp recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dmitriy Chkalov. Uygur Umuralp showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. Brain van der Laan shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 90th minute, Nertil Ktona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dominic Cavite was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. 94 minutes into the match, Nertil Ktona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dominic Cavite. Chandozos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nertil Ktona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The K.F.MALIQI fans cheered their team off the field, for while Chandozos had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.