U23 League

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Davide Zollino hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Aleko Dunov made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Cristoforo De Luca sent off a good shot on target. In the 11th minute Antonio Iob shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branden Shelton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 16 minutes, Davide Zollino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Verbano FC and the K.F TIRANA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Verbano FC's Davide Zollino got a free kick in the 16th minute. Avram Iorgulescu hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 24th match minute, Verbano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fortunato Zara to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute Cristoforo De Luca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleko Dunov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 played minutes K.F TIRANA got a freekick which was hit by Jorald Lazaj. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amerigo Totaro in the 27th minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Iob in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by K.F TIRANA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Davide Zollino was slow to take the kick. During this time Verbano FC's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to K.F TIRANA getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Avram Iorgulescu hit a great ball. After some careless play in the K.F TIRANA defense, Amerigo Totaro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Branden Shelton. The K.F TIRANA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Branden Shelton should have stopped the shot. After 39 played minutes Verbano FC got a freekick which was hit by Fortunato Zara. In the 40th minute, Cristoforo De Luca fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a rather tough play, Verbano FC's Davide Zollino got a free kick in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo De Luca in the 43rd minute of play forced Verbano FC's goalkeeper Aleko Dunov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorald Lazaj struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Aleko Dunov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for K.F TIRANA. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Aleko Dunov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jorald Lazaj's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. In the 56th minute, Cristoforo De Luca got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Verbano FC's Aleko Dunov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorald Lazaj in the 58th minute of play. Verbano FC's Aleko Dunov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paco Cano in the 62nd minute of play. When Paco Cano fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored K.F TIRANA's protests and gave Paco Cano a yellow card for diving instead. Verbano FC made a substitution. Alex Quercia replaced Fortunato Zara. Paco Cano hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Amerigo Totaro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Branden Shelton made a huge save. Branden Shelton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Iob, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Amerigo Totaro hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After 71 minutes, Cristoforo De Luca made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Verbano FC's Aleko Dunov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of K.F TIRANA booed when Verbano FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Venancio Sarracino didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Cristoforo De Luca managed to get in a good position for a shot. K.F TIRANA's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristoforo De Luca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aleko Dunov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Jorald Lazaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Branden Shelton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amerigo Totaro in the 87th minute. The supporters of Verbano FC booed when K.F TIRANA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vegard Helmersen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aleko Dunov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorald Lazaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Verbano FC booed when K.F TIRANA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marsel Spaha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paco Cano got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 94th match minute, K.F TIRANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paco Cano to maneuver through the defense. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Iob, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Verbano FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.