U21 World League

Plasnikarium Arena
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fausto Solustiano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Maximiliano Jeraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wincenty Roman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute Wincenty Roman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximiliano Jeraldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to PLASNIKE getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Vladimiro Egoitz hit a great ball. Maximiliano Jeraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvis Durollari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, PLASNIKE's goal looked a bit too open when Wincenty Roman came free, but Maximiliano Jeraldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 20 minutes, Fausto Solustiano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PLASNIKE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fausto Solustiano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Maximiliano Jeraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paco Cano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaudencio Vito hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After 29 played minutes K.F TIRANA got a freekick which was hit by Elvis Durollari. After 30 minutes of play, K.F TIRANA's Paco Cano made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maximiliano Jeraldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fausto Solustiano hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute of the match Avram Iorgulescu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maximiliano Jeraldo skillfully saved the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Paco Cano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maximiliano Jeraldo. PLASNIKE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paco Cano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Fausto Solustiano kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Wincenty Roman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximiliano Jeraldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Marciano Pacifico hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute of the match Avram Iorgulescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maximiliano Jeraldo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paco Cano to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paco Cano in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maximiliano Jeraldo saved PLASNIKE from getting behind. When Fausto Solustiano came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the PLASNIKE 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 Fausto Solustiano couldn't finish the play. Maximiliano Jeraldo was a little too slow when Paco Cano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 0-4. Elvis Durollari hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Isaac Remir charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isaac Remir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, PLASNIKE's Isaac Remir got a free kick in the 62nd minute. With a little luck, PLASNIKE's Maximiliano Jeraldo got control of the ball when Paco Cano tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to K.F TIRANA getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Elvis Durollari hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paco Cano got free with Maximiliano Jeraldo in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, PLASNIKE's Vladimiro Egoitz got a free kick in the 71st minute. PLASNIKE's Maximiliano Jeraldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wincenty Roman in the 73rd minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, PLASNIKE's goal looked a bit too open when Elvis Durollari came free, but Maximiliano Jeraldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Paco Cano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maximiliano Jeraldo. PLASNIKE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paco Cano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. After a rather tough play, PLASNIKE's Gaudencio Vito got a free kick in the 87th minute. A long shot from Avram Iorgulescu in the 88th minute of play was well struck, but Maximiliano Jeraldo made a really good save at the right post. Fausto Solustiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Branden Shelton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th match minute, K.F TIRANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elvis Durollari to maneuver through the defense. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Solustiano in the 91st minute of the match. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anibal Hegoi in the 95th minute of the match.