U23 World League

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 7560 (Terracing: 5671, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Cristoforo De Luca started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo De Luca in the 5th minute of play forced Bograngen's goalkeeper Thor Åkerström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pontus Nilsson charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pontus Nilsson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Bograngen getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Pontus Nilsson hit a great ball. Nevjon Rexhepi made in the 9th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Bograngen's Min Hero. Bograngen's Eddie Vinström quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Wincenty Roman, made in the 10th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Tony Deckbergh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bograngen's supporters rose to their feet, but Tony Deckbergh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Branden Shelton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Tony Deckbergh came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Bograngen 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 Tony Deckbergh couldn't finish the play. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 28th minute Bograngen were awarded a corner. Tony Deckbergh went to the cornerflag to take it. After a defensive mix-up in Bograngen's zone, Coronel Durango stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thor Åkerström came out of the goal and Coronel Durango tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of K.F TIRANA booed when Bograngen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kevin Levin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eddie Vinström during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Bograngen getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Eddie Vinström hit a great ball. Nevjon Rexhepi made in the 36th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Cristoforo De Luca however managed to control. Bograngen's defense didn't have a chance, in the 37th minute, when Cristoforo De Luca scored to the left of an out of position Thor Åkerström, making the score, 1-0. In the 47th match minute, K.F TIRANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mao Zhen Xing to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Levin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kevin Levin took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Branden Shelton. Branden Shelton dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Cristoforo De Luca hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save K.F TIRANA from getting a goal against them. In the 71st minute Kevin Levin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branden Shelton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Coronel Durango had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thor Åkerström. Bograngen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Coronel Durango was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. When Cristoforo De Luca came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the K.F TIRANA 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 Cristoforo De Luca couldn't finish the play. Paco Cano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thor Åkerström having to interfere. Bograngen's Thor Åkerström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristoforo De Luca in the 90th minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Cristoforo De Luca got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.