U23 World League

ARENA DO TERROR
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nilton Costa made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to K.F TIRANA getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Jonas Arvidsson hit a great ball. 3 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nando Breckenfeld. Carlos Fernando da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristoforo De Luca in the 11th minute of the match. TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ-'s Carlos Fernando da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mao Zhen Xing in the 14th minute of play. Acácio Botelho made in the 20th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dieguinho Luz however managed to control. Branden Shelton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teodoro Varela in the 22nd minute. In the 26th minute, Paco Cano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Fernando da Cunha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 33 minutes into the game, Coronel Durango cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Carlos Fernando da Cunha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carlos Fernando da Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristoforo De Luca went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. If Coronel Durango had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristoforo De Luca to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ- got a freekick which was hit by Acácio Botelho. Acácio Botelho hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the match, Coronel Durango sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Carlos Fernando da Cunha threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Coronel Durango this time. 60 minutes into the game, Paco Cano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. K.F TIRANA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ- the free kick. After a rather tough play, K.F TIRANA's Paco Cano got a free kick in the 60th minute. Coronel Durango charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Coronel Durango the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Coronel Durango hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Carlos Fernando da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paco Cano in the 67th minute of play. Cristoforo De Luca kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Paraíba came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Fernando da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristoforo De Luca in the 73rd minute of play. Paco Cano was extremely unlucky when he, in the 75th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 76 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Jano Alves came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Branden Shelton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jano Alves's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Coronel Durango was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 81st minute. K.F TIRANA's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristoforo De Luca kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Carlos Fernando da Cunha. That made the score 0-5 in the 82 minute of play. Branden Shelton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilton Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Orlando Paraíba in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Branden Shelton prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Teodoro Varela fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ-'s protests and gave Teodoro Varela a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ-'s Teodoro Varela got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the last second Carlos Fernando da Cunha throw himself and got hold of the ball when Cristoforo De Luca in the 92ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ-'s Orlando Paraíba in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye K.F TIRANA's goalie prevented a goal. The K.F TIRANA fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when K.F TIRANA's Coronel Durango looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. K.F TIRANA had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.