U23 World League

Marla Stadium
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) K.F.MALIQI's Nertil Ktona 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. Petros Kounadopoulos made in the 4th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Aris Voutsas however managed to control. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aris Voutsas in the 5th 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. In the 6th match minute, ΠΑΟΚ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Tsakiropoulos to maneuver through the defense. After 9 minutes, Gazmend Hoxha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the K.F.MALIQI and the ΠΑΟΚ FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gazmend Hoxha hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Makis Tselementes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bilal Perla in the 18th minute of the match. Dmitriy Chkalov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aris Voutsas, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 26 minutes into the match, K.F.MALIQI's goal looked a bit too open when Vassilis Banasidis came free, but Dmitriy Chkalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28thth minute of the game Diogenis Priovolos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but K.F.MALIQI's Dmitriy Chkalov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 29 minutes into the match, K.F.MALIQI's goal looked a bit too open when Aris Voutsas came free, but Dmitriy Chkalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Gazmend Hoxha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute Diogenis Priovolos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmitriy Chkalov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Achilleas Vasilatos in the 37th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by K.F.MALIQI's Tomorr Kraja. In the 43rd minute Nertil Ktona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Makis Tselementes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. K.F.MALIQI's Dmitriy Chkalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diogenis Priovolos in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diogenis Priovolos to make the kick off. Vassilis Banasidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Dmitriy Chkalov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind K.F.MALIQI's goalkeeper Dmitriy Chkalov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Makis Tselementes 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 56th minute. Tomorr Kraja hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Dmitriy Chkalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vassilis Banasidis in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nertil Ktona in the 65th minute of play forced ΠΑΟΚ FC's goalkeeper Makis Tselementes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Dmitriy Chkalov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, K.F.MALIQI's Dmitriy Chkalov got control of the ball when Panos Mastrantoniou tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nertil Ktona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dmitriy Chkalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anestis Kapataidakis in the 75th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, ΠΑΟΚ FC's Dmitriy Chkalov threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Diogenis Priovolos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogenis Priovolos in the 76th minute of play forced K.F.MALIQI's goalkeeper Dmitriy Chkalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th match minute, K.F.MALIQI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bilal Perla to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ΠΑΟΚ FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Aris Voutsas hit a great ball. Makis Tselementes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nertil Ktona in the 83rd minute of play. Diogenis Priovolos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Dmitriy Chkalov made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Mastrantoniou in the 88th minute of play forced K.F.MALIQI's goalkeeper Dmitriy Chkalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, K.F.MALIQI's Dmitriy Chkalov got control of the ball when Panos Mastrantoniou tried to sneak it across the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, K.F.MALIQI's goalkeeper Dmitriy Chkalov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Panos Mastrantoniou.