U18 World League

AlbaStars Stadium
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Geronimo Ignazio took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Garci in the 4th minute of play forced AlbaStars FC's goalkeeper Gazmend Fejzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gazmend Fejzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geronimo Ignazio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AlbaStars FC's Gazmend Fejzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geronimo Ignazio in the 13th minute of play. If Gerardo Garci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute, Gerardo Garci left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Tribuna Tambien Juega fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. AlbaStars FC's Gazmend Fejzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geronimo Ignazio in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Gerardo Garci ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gazmend Fejzo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Aulin Hasa kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Gazmend Fejzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geronimo Ignazio in the 28th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Juan Orixe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in La Tribuna Tambien Juega's zone, Bardhyl Tasellari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benjamin Bieito came out of the goal and Bardhyl Tasellari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gazmend Fejzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolo Salomon in the 41st minute of play. Françesk Cana hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Gazmend Fejzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Garci in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bardhyl Tasellari made a kick off. Bartolo Salomon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Gazmend Fejzo made a huge save. Juan Orixe hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the match, AlbaStars FC's goalkeeper Gazmend Fejzo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bartolo Salomon. A collision led to AlbaStars FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Ramazan Krasniqi hit a great ball. A collision led to La Tribuna Tambien Juega getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Juan Orixe hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gerardo Garci in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gazmend Fejzo saved AlbaStars FC from getting behind. 0-3 became the score in the 67th minute when Arturo Lobo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. La Tribuna Tambien Juega made a substitution. Aldo Curcio replaced Bartolo Salomon. When Geronimo Ignazio came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the La Tribuna Tambien Juega 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 Geronimo Ignazio couldn't finish the play. 79 minutes into the match, Geronimo Ignazio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gazmend Fejzo. AlbaStars FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Geronimo Ignazio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Maximiliano Daunte kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Margarit Qyra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gerardo Garci received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gazmend Fejzo came out and tried to block the shot, but Gerardo Garci slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 90th minute. The AlbaStars FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. La Tribuna Tambien Juega were clearly better and deserved to take the win.