U18 League

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Perlat Sulejmani started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes K.F TIRANA got a freekick which was hit by Halid Zade. In the 4th minute, Christian Sebastiani sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and K.F TIRANA's Erzen Sadikllari didn't even have to move. Erzen Sadikllari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinando Teodori in the 5th minute of the match. Argetim Starova hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute Perlat Sulejmani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Del Grosso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ercole Del Grosso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perlat Sulejmani, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Alessio Ferrini kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Amedeo Grimaldi charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amedeo Grimaldi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 22nd minute, one of Bari F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bari F.C.. When the match had been going on for 23 minutes, K.F TIRANA's Mirjan Qosja got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ercole Del Grosso. If Ferdinando Teodori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute Cristiano Gargano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erzen Sadikllari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 played minutes K.F TIRANA got a freekick which was hit by Nandi Sinani. Perlat Sulejmani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Bari F.C.'s Ferdinando Amicone got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 43rd match minute, Bari F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdinando Di Marino to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ferdinando Teodori in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erzen Sadikllari prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Cristiano Gargano made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Bari F.C.'s Ferdinando Amicone got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Vionis Spahiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ercole Del Grosso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nandi Sinani, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Christian Sebastiani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erzen Sadikllari having to interfere. K.F TIRANA's Erzen Sadikllari proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save K.F TIRANA from getting a goal against them. Ferdinando Teodori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. K.F TIRANA's Erzen Sadikllari proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save K.F TIRANA from getting a goal against them. Erzen Sadikllari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Mazzocchi in the 84th minute. Erzen Sadikllari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Sebastiani in the 86th minute. Kimet Shllaku kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The supporters of K.F TIRANA booed when Bari F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdinando Di Marino didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Mirjan Qosja came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the K.F TIRANA 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 Mirjan Qosja couldn't finish the play. If Christian Sebastiani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nandi Sinani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.