U21 World League

El Templo Tiki
Spectators: 7819 (Terracing: 5866, Seating: 1798, VIP seats: 155) Anacleto Silviano started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Junior Corrado received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Shpati Gallo came out and tried to block the shot, but Junior Corrado slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. Facundo Vila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erald Bauta in the 8th minute of play. After 8 minutes, Erald Bauta made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Facundo Vila tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 14 played minutes Defensores del Tiki Tiki got a freekick which was hit by Marvin Mars. After having played for 17 minutes, Nafiz Karapici managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mali i Thatë FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nafiz Karapici was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Marvin Mars got his second yellow card of the match in the 18th minute. The referee ordered Marvin Mars off the ground. Benedicto Rufio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elion Fazliu during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Mali i Thatë FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Elion Fazliu hit a great ball. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Bell Stringer shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 29th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Shpati Gallo but with some difficulty. Junior Corrado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shpati Gallo having to interfere. Facundo Vila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meleq Tare in the 35th minute of the match. Meleq Tare kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Meleq Tare made a kick off. A collision led to Defensores del Tiki Tiki getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Dionisio Illan hit a great ball. Facundo Vila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erald Bauta in the 54th minute of play. Mali i Thatë FC were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Defensores del Tiki Tiki's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Meleq Tare took the corner. Meleq Tare made a great header on Mali i Thatë FC's corner, it was just that Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Facundo Vila managed to reach the ball for a save. Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Facundo Vila proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Defensores del Tiki Tiki from getting a goal against them. 75 minutes into the match, Mali i Thatë FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anacleto Silviano came free, but Shpati Gallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shpati Gallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anacleto Silviano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Aldo Peshkatari came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Mali i Thatë FC 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 Aldo Peshkatari couldn't finish the play. Anacleto Silviano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shpati Gallo having to interfere.