U21 World League

AlbaStars Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gani Kahveci got the match started through his kick off. Ramazan Eygül showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isli Çeka, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 5th play minutes Isli Çeka shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Ramazan Eygül and just under the crossbar into goal. A collision led to HHH getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Ahmet Koralp Özerkmen hit a great ball. Gani Kahveci scored 1-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bledi Kyçyku, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mehmet Hamdi Tunçaslan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Bledi Kyçyku tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute Nihat Tokuşhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bledi Kyçyku saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 played minutes AlbaStars FC got a freekick which was hit by Llambi Pashollari. Bledi Kyçyku took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Hamdi Tunçaslan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Lisian Curri dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ramazan Eygül, 2-1. Bledi Kyçyku showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Hamdi Tunçaslan in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, AlbaStars FC's Ramazan Krasniqi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Nihat Tokuşhan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bledi Kyçyku read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind HHH's goalkeeper Ramazan Eygül, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Numan Buğdaycı in the 42nd minute of play forced AlbaStars FC's goalkeeper Bledi Kyçyku to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nihat Tokuşhan in the 43rd minute of play forced AlbaStars FC's goalkeeper Bledi Kyçyku to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ramazan Krasniqi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The HHH fans' excitement grew in the 47th match minute when HHH's Gani Kahveci looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ramazan Krasniqi was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Mehmet Hamdi Tunçaslan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. HHH's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AlbaStars FC the free kick. Mehmet Hamdi Tunçaslan hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Bledi Kyçyku took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nihat Tokuşhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mustafa Numan Buğdaycı got free with Bledi Kyçyku in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to AlbaStars FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Zekman Gega hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the match, AlbaStars FC's goalkeeper Bledi Kyçyku had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gani Kahveci. Xhenit Lilo charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xhenit Lilo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th minute, Xhenit Lilo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bledi Kyçyku was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Hüsrev Kutam. After some careless play in the AlbaStars FC defense, Mehmet Hamdi Tunçaslan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bledi Kyçyku. The AlbaStars FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bledi Kyçyku should have stopped the shot. Mustafa Numan Buğdaycı could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Bledi Kyçyku made a huge save. In the 79th minute, Nihat Tokuşhan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bledi Kyçyku was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. The audience was convinced that Lisian Curri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ramazan Eygül was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Ramazan Eygül took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramazan Krasniqi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nihat Tokuşhan hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the match was over HHH could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AlbaStars FC throughout the match.