U23 World League

星城竞技场Star City Arena
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mustafa Dabulla started the match with the kick off. 魏朋思 hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Dabulla in the 3rd minute of play forced ☆冰谷☆ Star City F.C.'s goalkeeper 乔霆振 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 朱国战 lost his temper 12 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 14th minute there was a penalty for FK LIQENORET. Zaimin Gjoza stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving 乔霆振. 0-2. 20 minutes into the match, FK LIQENORET's goal looked a bit too open when 楚宇延 came free, but Niki Qeraxhiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niki Qeraxhiu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from 邱翔奕. When Yllson Tafilaj fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FK LIQENORET's protests and gave Yllson Tafilaj a yellow card for diving instead. Yllson Tafilaj kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. The long shot by 邱翔奕 in the 25th minute really tested Niki Qeraxhiu's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 27th minute, Eris Aliu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 乔霆振 was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 29 minutes into the game, 曹迅辉 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ☆冰谷☆ Star City F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FK LIQENORET the free kick. 曹迅辉 hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute of the match Zaimin Gjoza shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 乔霆振 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 魏朋思's late challenge caught a FK LIQENORET's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 魏朋思 helped the player get up and apologised. After 33 played minutes ☆冰谷☆ Star City F.C. got a freekick which was hit by 魏朋思. 楚宇延 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 乔霆振 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eris Aliu, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 47th minute, Mustafa Dabulla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK LIQENORET fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 魏朋思 to strike the kick off in the second half. Niki Qeraxhiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 楚宇延 in the 56th minute of play. After some careless play in the FK LIQENORET defense, 楚宇延 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Niki Qeraxhiu. The FK LIQENORET fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Niki Qeraxhiu should have stopped the shot. After 58 played minutes ☆冰谷☆ Star City F.C. got a freekick which was hit by 魏朋思. Eris Aliu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. 乔霆振 came out and tried to block the shot, but Eris Aliu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 61st minute. Niki Qeraxhiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 魏朋思 in the 73rd minute of the match. Niki Qeraxhiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 魏朋思 in the 79th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FK LIQENORET's zone, 吕林建 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niki Qeraxhiu came out of the goal and 吕林建 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 魏朋思 scored 2-5 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niki Qeraxhiu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The ☆冰谷☆ Star City F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FK LIQENORET were clearly better and deserved to take the win.