U18 World League

Estadio BAIRES
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Braulio Olo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Erzen Sadikllari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Braulio Olo. If Vionis Spahiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Dominic in the 9th minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Erzen Sadikllari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to K.F TIRANA getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Jorald Tasili hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Abelardo Columbo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Jashar Pogradecari put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Leo Gaskon. After 27 played minutes BAIRES got a freekick which was hit by Marcos Domeka. In the 28th minute, Vionis Spahiu 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. The attack was good, but when Vionis Spahiu in the 31st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Leo Gaskon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vionis Spahiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute, Silverio Lucado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BAIRES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. With a little luck, K.F TIRANA's Erzen Sadikllari got control of the ball when Braulio Olo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leo Gaskon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vionis Spahiu in the 42nd minute of the match. The supporters of BAIRES booed when K.F TIRANA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gazmend Idrizi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 45 played minutes K.F TIRANA got a freekick which was hit by Mirjan Qosja. Marcos Domeka charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcos Domeka the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marcos Domeka hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jashar Pogradecari was the one to do the kick off. BAIRES's Leo Gaskon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save BAIRES from getting a goal against them. Erzen Sadikllari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Braulio Olo in the 56th minute of play. Erzen Sadikllari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silverio Lucado in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rdth minute of the game Vionis Spahiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BAIRES's Leo Gaskon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alberto Dominic in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erzen Sadikllari saved K.F TIRANA from getting behind. Erzen Sadikllari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Dominic in the 76th minute of the match. With a little luck, BAIRES's Leo Gaskon got control of the ball when Vionis Spahiu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Silverio Lucado kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silverio Lucado during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Silverio Lucado kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. If Alberto Dominic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abelardo Columbo kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Mirjan Qosja recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. K.F TIRANA were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.