U23 World League

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bagong Pakasi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Adrianus Tambunan made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Jorald Lazaj sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pär Goy in the 5th minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pär Goy in the 9th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Pär Goy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Branden Shelton was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorald Lazaj got free with Adrianus Tambunan in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 14 minutes, Acil Granath mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Putra Rewulu and the K.F TIRANA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Putra Rewulu's Acil Granath got a free kick in the 14th minute. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bagong Pakasi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Daniel Zonta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bagong Pakasi kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Adrianus Tambunan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paco Cano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrianus Tambunan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paco Cano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jorald Lazaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pär Goy in the 27th minute of the match. Putra Rewulu's Adrianus Tambunan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Putra Rewulu from getting a goal against them. Adrianus Tambunan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kozma Poci in the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Pär Goy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branden Shelton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bagong Pakasi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paco Cano to strike the kick off in the second half. Rangga Wijaya could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Branden Shelton made a huge save. Pär Goy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branden Shelton having to interfere. Adrianus Tambunan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorald Lazaj in the 59th minute of play. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bagong Pakasi in the 64th minute of play. In the 70th minute Paco Cano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrianus Tambunan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute Rangga Wijaya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branden Shelton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Branden Shelton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bagong Pakasi, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute, Vegard Helmersen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, K.F TIRANA's Paco Cano got a free kick in the 76th minute. Adrianus Tambunan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paco Cano, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 80th minute, Hegoi Artime hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Avram Iorgulescu struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Adrianus Tambunan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for K.F TIRANA. In the 86th minute, Acil Granath hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mao Zhen Xing during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 87 played minutes K.F TIRANA got a freekick which was hit by Mao Zhen Xing. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bagong Pakasi got free with Branden Shelton in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jorald Lazaj hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute, Paco Cano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adrianus Tambunan was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Putra Rewulu's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.