U23 World League

Balli Kombëtar
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Dufresne started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes, Valter Berberi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KF Ballistet and the FC Stadtclub players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 4th minute, Valter Berberi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nafiz Eminaj came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Stadtclub's Romero Affolter. But to his dismay, Romero Affolter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 18 minutes, Esat Basha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KF Ballistet and the FC Stadtclub players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th minute, Esat Basha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Dufresne scored 0-3 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nafiz Eminaj, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The FC Stadtclub fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when FC Stadtclub's Carlos Dufresne 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 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 37 played minutes KF Ballistet got a freekick which was hit by Jahmir Bato. 38 minutes into the game, Carlos Dufresne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Nafiz Eminaj was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nafiz Eminaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yannick Walpert in the 44th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Carlos Dufresne put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Nafiz Eminaj. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

Alkestis Stasinopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klodian Nika, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shefqet Vangjeli kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Dufresne in the 58th minute of play forced KF Ballistet's goalkeeper Nafiz Eminaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 played minutes FC Stadtclub got a freekick which was hit by Flávio Fontes. 63 minutes into the game, Jetmir Xeci was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KF Ballistet's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Stadtclub the free kick. Jetmir Xeci hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Carlos Dufresnes short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Nafiz Eminaj to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Carlos Dufresne who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Nafiz Eminaj when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Carlos Dufresne succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-7 in the 67th playminute. After 73 played minutes FC Stadtclub got a freekick which was hit by Matthias Vrijdags. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klodian Nika in the 74th minute of play forced FC Stadtclub's goalkeeper Alkestis Stasinopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 76 played minutes FC Stadtclub got a freekick which was hit by Simon Lampart. Alkestis Stasinopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Skifter Imeraj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute Klodian Nika shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alkestis Stasinopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alkestis Stasinopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klodian Nika in the 80th minute of the match. Esat Basha got a throw-in 84 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Valentin Kula. FC Stadtclub's Matthias Vrijdags got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FC Stadtclub's Carlos Dufresne got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Alkestis Stasinopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Skifter Imeraj in the 94th minute of play. When the match was over FC Stadtclub could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than KF Ballistet throughout the match.