U18 League

Océane
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Fierce's Patrice Deltour started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Bertian Palla notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Fierce's Raoul Leseur. Raoul Leseur was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 7 minutes of play, Fierce's Patrice Deltour made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jakub Myftiu was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the game, Bérenger Laure was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fierce's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mali i Thatë FC the free kick. In the 23rd minute Merlon Geri suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patrice Deltour during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mali i Thatë FC's Genci Qatipi was substituted for Merlon Geri. In the 25th match minute, Fierce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrice Deltour to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patrice Deltour got free with Jakub Myftiu in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Mali i Thatë FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Sokol Zhiva hit a great ball. Indrit Surroi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Raoul Leseur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raoul Leseur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Indrit Surroi in the 34th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Bertian Palla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raoul Leseur. Fierce's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bertian Palla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The Fierce players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mali i Thatë FC were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bertian Palla to make the kick off. In the 59th minute, Indrit Surroi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Raoul Leseur was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Raoul Leseur was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bertian Palla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 68 minute of play. Patrice Deltour's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jakub Myftiu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Fierce's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Aldo Janku scored to the left of an out of position Raoul Leseur, making the score, 1-5. Jakub Myftiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrice Deltour, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. If Aldo Janku had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Fierce fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mali i Thatë FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.