U23 World League

Tirana Stadioni
Spectators: 5008 (Terracing: 4002, Seating: 1002, VIP seats: 4) Albi Tapa made in the 6th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Edlir Ziko however managed to control. After 7 played minutes Akademia Maliqi got a freekick which was hit by Sefedin Gega. Ronaldo Félix took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ruben Tile. Akademia Maliqi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Akademia Maliqi's Ruben Tile played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Faro in the 14th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iris Bajrami during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Akademia Maliqi getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Iris Bajrami hit a great ball. Ruben Tile came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Joinville City - FSCMZ's Luiz Hermes. But to his dismay, Luiz Hermes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Akademia Maliqi were furious when Nexhat Zhiva was red carded, 38 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Ruben Tile showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Vítor Mesquita in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute João Vítor Mesquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Tile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute Adilson Quintal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Tile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Vítor Mesquita to make the kick off. When Ciro Queiroz came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Joinville City - FSCMZ 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 Ciro Queiroz couldn't finish the play. Merdin Meksi hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Albi Tapa in the 57th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Joinville City - FSCMZ's Elivélton Palmeira. When Roberto-Carlos Joinvilense fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Joinville City - FSCMZ's protests and gave Roberto-Carlos Joinvilense a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Joinville City - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Roberto-Carlos Joinvilense hit a great ball. Ruben Tile made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Faro in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Akademia Maliqi's Kudret Hajdari got a free kick in the 62nd minute. A throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game was made by Albi Tapa with Edlir Ziko as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 64 minutes into the game, João Vítor Mesquita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Ruben Tile was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ruben Tile took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Faro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Akademia Maliqi getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Ilirian Elezi hit a great ball. João Vítor Mesquita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 78thth minute, Ruben Tile skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ruben Tile made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when João Vítor Mesquita sent off a good shot on target. In the 85thth minute of the game Manuel Faro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Akademia Maliqi's Ruben Tile was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 87th minute, Joinville City - FSCMZ's Ronaldo Félix dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Ruben Tile was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adilson Quintal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 95 minute of play.