U21 League

ADEM JASHARI
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Trim Dragoti started the match with the kick off. After 9 played minutes Valdieri got a freekick which was hit by Elia Cicchini. Emiliano Cara kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Arbnor Dabulla sped through Valdieri's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aurelio Di Lullo. In the 17thth minute of the game Arbnor Dabulla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valdieri's Aurelio Di Lullo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valdieri were furious when Edoardo Cabrini was red carded, 22 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of Valdieri:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of A.K.Sh Albania:s goal. After having played for 28 minutes, Attilio Fortunato managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valdieri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Attilio Fortunato was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 36th minute, Attilio Fortunato ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fotaq Xaka was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 44th minute, Attilio Fortunato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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 3-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Attilio Fortunato made a kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match Elia Mascitti sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fotaq Xaka skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Valdieri getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Franco Sarnelli hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the game, A.K.Sh Albania's Zaimin Dibrani nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aurelio Di Lullo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. In the 59th match minute, Valdieri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elia Cicchini to maneuver through the defense. Alejo Loren took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aurelio Di Lullo. Valdieri's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Valdieri getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Emanuele Ranieri hit a great ball. Aurelio Di Lullo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trim Dragoti, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 65 played minutes Valdieri got a freekick which was hit by Elia Cicchini. In the 78thth minute of the game Arbnor Dabulla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valdieri's Aurelio Di Lullo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to A.K.Sh Albania getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Fotaq Berisha hit a great ball. Antonio Forte charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Forte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Valdieri's Antonio Forte got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Zhani Laska received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Aurelio Di Lullo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Valdieri's Antonio Forte got a free kick in the 90th minute. There was no doubt that A.K.Sh Albania were the better team. A.K.Sh Albania's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.