U23 World League

Ștefan Cel Mare
Spectators: 7361 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 50) Laze Lumani started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Balus Treter's Battista Tünnissen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shpend Abazaj in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute Edgar Bokan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kıraç Ak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claude Theron kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Laze Lumani hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, Balus Treter's goal looked a bit too open when Claude Theron came free, but Battista Tünnissen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgar Bokan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Davud Salihi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Battista Tünnissen having to interfere. Laze Lumani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Battista Tünnissen made a huge save. After 29 played minutes Balus Treter got a freekick which was hit by Zenobio Walendi. Battista Tünnissen made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Laze Lumani sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claude Theron in the 33rd minute of play forced Balus Treter's goalkeeper Battista Tünnissen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Battista Tünnissen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulin Shahini in the 34th minute of play. Battista Tünnissen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulin Shahini in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute Paulin Shahini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Battista Tünnissen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Balus Treter's goalkeeper Battista Tünnissen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Laze Lumani. Laze Lumani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Battista Tünnissen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgar Bokan to make the kick off. Kıraç Ak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Bokan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Battista Tünnissen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laze Lumani in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Balus Treter's goal looked a bit too open when Paulin Shahini came free, but Battista Tünnissen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kıraç Ak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Bokan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Partizan Tirana's Kıraç Ak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save FC Partizan Tirana from getting a goal against them. After 66 minutes FC Partizan Tirana's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edgar Bokan who took care of the corner kick. Niko Töpfer was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 70 minutes into the match, Claude Theron had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Battista Tünnissen. Balus Treter's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claude Theron was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laze Lumani in the 74th minute of play forced Balus Treter's goalkeeper Battista Tünnissen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulin Shahini in the 75th minute of play forced Balus Treter's goalkeeper Battista Tünnissen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC Partizan Tirana getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Dashamir Januzaj hit a great ball. Battista Tünnissen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claude Theron in the 78th minute of play. Battista Tünnissen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laze Lumani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Battista Tünnissen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulin Shahini in the 82nd minute of the match. Battista Tünnissen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laze Lumani, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 90th minute Laze Lumani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Battista Tünnissen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Battista Tünnissen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulin Shahini, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Kornelius Wewers kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Partizan Tirana fully deserved thier win.