U21 World League

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Fc Pawonków's Witomir Fafinski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Branden Shelton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislaw Maziarz, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The audience was convinced that Witomir Fafinski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Branden Shelton was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 11th minute, Witomir Fafinski 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. Branden Shelton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radomil Drab in the 12th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Witomir Fafinski in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Branden Shelton saved K.F TIRANA from getting behind. Branden Shelton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislaw Maziarz, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After a defensive mix-up in K.F TIRANA's zone, Witomir Fafinski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Branden Shelton came out of the goal and Witomir Fafinski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fc Pawonków's Bogdan Ludzia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paco Cano in the 22nd minute of play. Radomil Drab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wincenty Roman in the 29th minute of play forced Fc Pawonków's goalkeeper Bogdan Ludzia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Witomir Fafinski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Branden Shelton read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Witomir Fafinski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Branden Shelton was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Branden Shelton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Witomir Fafinski's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paco Cano to strike the kick off in the second half. After 50 minutes, Witomir Fafinski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fc Pawonków and the K.F TIRANA players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of K.F TIRANA booed when Fc Pawonków was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Witomir Fafinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Wincenty Roman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bogdan Ludzia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wincenty Roman in the 53rd minute of the match. Wincenty Roman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Ludzia having to interfere. Stanislaw Maziarz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Witomir Fafinski was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 60 minutes had been played. In the 60th match minute, Fc Pawonków was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Witomir Fafinski to maneuver through the defense. Bogdan Ludzia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paco Cano in the 65th minute of the match. Bogdan Ludzia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wincenty Roman, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Elvis Durollari scored 1-0 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bogdan Ludzia, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Wincenty Roman managed to get in a good position for a shot. K.F TIRANA's supporters rose to their feet, but Wincenty Roman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bogdan Ludzia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Fc Pawonków's zone, Wincenty Roman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bogdan Ludzia came out of the goal and Wincenty Roman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 77thth minute of the game Paco Cano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fc Pawonków's Bogdan Ludzia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Paco Cano sped through Fc Pawonków's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bogdan Ludzia. Elvis Durollari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Bogdan Ludzia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute Paco Cano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Ludzia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elvis Durollari made a great header on K.F TIRANA's corner, it was just that Fc Pawonków's Bogdan Ludzia managed to reach the ball for a save. Bogdan Ludzia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paco Cano, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Wincenty Roman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Ludzia having to interfere. Fc Pawonków's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.