U18 World League

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cecilio Bieito took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Jashar Pogradecari came up free with the goalie in the 5th 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 Jashar Pogradecari couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cecilio Bieito in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erzen Sadikllari prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in MDP ES TRICOLOR Q22's zone, Jorald Tasili stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernesto Emesto came out of the goal and Jorald Tasili tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 16 minutes into the game, MDP ES TRICOLOR Q22's Venancio Steven nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erzen Sadikllari made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Erzen Sadikllari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Venancio Steven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erubiel Celino hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Jorald Tasili struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Ernesto Emesto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for K.F TIRANA. MDP ES TRICOLOR Q22's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Jorald Tasili scored to the left of an out of position Ernesto Emesto, making the score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jashar Pogradecari in the 37th minute of play forced MDP ES TRICOLOR Q22's goalkeeper Ernesto Emesto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ermioni Divjaka made in the 41st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by MDP ES TRICOLOR Q22's Antonio Rayman.

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. Ernesto Emesto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorald Tasili in the 59th minute of play. After 61 played minutes K.F TIRANA got a freekick which was hit by Jorald Tasili. Erzen Sadikllari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cecilio Bieito, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 70th minute Perlat Sulejmani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Emesto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorald Tasili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gazmend Idrizi charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gazmend Idrizi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th match minute, K.F TIRANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gazmend Idrizi to maneuver through the defense. Bartolo Edur struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Erzen Sadikllari didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MDP ES TRICOLOR Q22. After a rather tough play, K.F TIRANA's Merlon Jusufi got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Ernesto Emesto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jashar Pogradecari, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Merlon Jusufi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Emesto having to interfere. Ernesto Emesto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merlon Jusufi in the 89th minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Jashar Pogradecari ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ernesto Emesto was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. When the referee ended the match the K.F TIRANA players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.