U23 World League

Tirana Stadioni
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Gianluigi Donnarumma made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oran Tahiri in the 7th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilirian Elezi, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Boyan Yonov hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute Ilirian Elezi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Guaberto Gilesindo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd match minute, Akademia Maliqi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oran Tahiri to maneuver through the defense. Sidni Tili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhelyo Tzingilev in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Akademia Maliqi getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Oran Tahiri hit a great ball. Sidni Tili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krasimir Gradishki in the 28th minute of play. Sidni Tili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gyuro Gúrdanov in the 29th minute of play. Sidni Tili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Gúrkov in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute Oran Tahiri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Algert Boro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 40 minutes into the match, Pryaporets's goal looked a bit too open when Oran Tahiri came free, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilirian Elezi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merdin Meksi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Pryaporets getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Ikonom Gopov hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, Oran Tahiri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gianluigi Donnarumma. Pryaporets's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oran Tahiri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When Ilirian Elezi came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Akademia Maliqi 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 Ilirian Elezi couldn't finish the play. In the 54th minute Oran Tahiri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sefedin Gega in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oran Tahiri in the 57th minute of play forced Pryaporets's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Pryaporets booed when Akademia Maliqi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Algert Boro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pryaporets made a substitution. Nikola Chavorski replaced Ikonom Gopov. Pryaporets's Antoni Kotov was substituted for Huben Simchev. The supporters of Pryaporets booed when Akademia Maliqi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Algert Boro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Pryaporets's goal looked a bit too open when Oran Tahiri came free, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Akademia Maliqi booed when Pryaporets was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikola Chavorski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute of the match Ilirian Elezi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gianluigi Donnarumma showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Akademia Maliqi's goalkeeper Sidni Tili had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sevdalin Palatov. After 72 minutes, Algert Boro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Akademia Maliqi and the Pryaporets players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Pryaporets booed when Akademia Maliqi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Algert Boro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pryaporets made a substitution. Simo Morfov replaced Gyuro Gúrdanov. After 74 played minutes Akademia Maliqi got a freekick which was hit by Algert Boro. 80 minutes into the match, Oran Tahiri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gianluigi Donnarumma. Pryaporets's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oran Tahiri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilirian Elezi, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Sidni Tili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sevdalin Palatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sidni Tili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Gúrkov in the 92nd minute of the match. Pryaporets's Gianluigi Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oran Tahiri in the 93rd minute of play. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Algert Boro in the 95th minute of play.