U23 World League

Mali T Stadium
Spectators: 7564 (Terracing: 5674, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) When İdris Coşkun came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the POZANTI SPOR 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 İdris Coşkun couldn't finish the play. In the 7th minute of the match, Lirim Osja got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tayfur Muhlis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Tayfur Muhlis was a little too slow when Lirim Osja got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. Drini Kapaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göksel Erserim, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After 23 played minutes Mali i Thatë FC got a freekick which was hit by Demirel Arbnori. A collision led to Mali i Thatë FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Demirel Arbnori hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Mali i Thatë FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ercüment Lefter came free, but Drini Kapaj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Peshkatari in the 31st minute of play forced POZANTI SPOR's goalkeeper Tayfur Muhlis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Mali i Thatë FC's Lirim Osja fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Mali i Thatë FC's zone, Göksel Erserim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Drini Kapaj came out of the goal and Göksel Erserim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 44 minutes into the match, POZANTI SPOR's goalkeeper Tayfur Muhlis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Meleq Tare. Dries Mertens charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dries Mertens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tayfur Muhlis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Peshkatari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lirim Osja stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tayfur Muhlis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erald Bauta in the 52nd minute of the match. İdris Coşkun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute, POZANTI SPOR's İdris Coşkun ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Drini Kapaj. Drini Kapaj yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Mali i Thatë FC's Drini Kapaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İdris Coşkun in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mali i Thatë FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Behram Çubukcu was slow to take the kick. During this time POZANTI SPOR's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erald Bauta in the 70th minute of play forced POZANTI SPOR's goalkeeper Tayfur Muhlis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Göksel Erserim who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 71stth minute tested the skills of Drini Kapaj when he managed to save the team from getting behind. İdris Coşkun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Drini Kapaj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of POZANTI SPOR booed when Mali i Thatë FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jetbardh Cake didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 81st minute of the game. One of POZANTI SPOR:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mali i Thatë FC:s goal. POZANTI SPOR's Tayfur Muhlis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meleq Tare in the 84th minute of play. POZANTI SPOR's Tayfur Muhlis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Peshkatari in the 88th minute of play. Tayfur Muhlis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erando Gacaferi, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. A collision led to POZANTI SPOR getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Abbas Zor hit a great ball. Despite being the better team, Mali i Thatë FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.