U23 World League

La Merced
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Angel Gervaso made the kick off and thus started the match. ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Fernan Eate pulled a muscle in his leg after 4 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pajtim Tepelena during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ made a substitution. Raul Abascal replaced Fernan Eate. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mali i Thatë FC! Mali i Thatë FC:s Drini Kapaj showed great skill when he stopped Angel Gervaso:s penalty. Drini Kapaj made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Raul Abascal sent off a good shot on target. After 9 minutes, Rogelio Duarte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ and the Mali i Thatë FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Roman Kolobov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lirim Osja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raul Abascal who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Drini Kapaj when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Roman Kolobov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Peshkatari, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The audience was convinced that Aldo Peshkatari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roman Kolobov was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Gervaso in the 21st minute of play forced Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper Drini Kapaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Kolobov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lirim Osja, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Lirim Osja charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lirim Osja the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lirim Osja kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aldo Peshkatari in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roman Kolobov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 30th minute Lirim Osja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Kolobov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roman Kolobov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Peshkatari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Peshkatari in the 33rd minute of play forced ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s goalkeeper Roman Kolobov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Kolobov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Peshkatari in the 35th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Angel Gervaso in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Drini Kapaj prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Roman Kolobov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Peshkatari, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Roman Kolobov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aldo Peshkatari's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Roman Kolobov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erald Bauta, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eustaquio Frechoso during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eustaquio Frechoso kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 62nd match minute, Mali i Thatë FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demirel Arbnori to maneuver through the defense. Meleq Tare sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Elion Fazliu kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Roman Kolobov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erald Bauta in the 71st minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Mali i Thatë FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rogelio Duarte came free, but Drini Kapaj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aldo Peshkatari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 78th minute of the match Elion Fazliu completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Elion Fazliu a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. 81 minutes into the match, Mali i Thatë FC's goal looked a bit too open when Angel Gervaso came free, but Drini Kapaj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 84 played minutes Mali i Thatë FC got a freekick which was hit by Meleq Tare. 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 Raul Abascal in the 85th minute of play. Drini Kapaj stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angel Gervaso's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. 91 minutes into the match, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Peshkatari came free, but Roman Kolobov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Drini Kapaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Gervaso, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Vicente Mederi's late challenge caught a Mali i Thatë FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vicente Mederi helped the player get up and apologised. Vicente Mederi hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match.