U23 League

Prizren Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iakovos Papafotopoulos took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, Iakovos Papafotopoulos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atletico de Madrid's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Prizren04 C.F the free kick. Iakovos Papafotopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Laert Dhima took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Nikolas Karkamanis to make any attempt to save it. Prizren04 C.F's Parid Veliaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iakovos Papafotopoulos in the 9th minute of play. Neshat Laçka kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laert Dhima got free with Nikolas Karkamanis in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iakovos Papafotopoulos in the 15th minute of play forced Prizren04 C.F's goalkeeper Parid Veliaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arzen Ilo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nikolas Karkamanis firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Prizren04 C.F booed when Atletico de Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Papapanagiotou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Parid Veliaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iakovos Papafotopoulos in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th match minute, Prizren04 C.F was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arzen Ilo to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute, Laert Dhima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Parid Veliaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanasis Vamvoukas in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Llesh Pajo in the 34th minute of play forced Atletico de Madrid's goalkeeper Nikolas Karkamanis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Llesh Pajo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nikolas Karkamanis. That made the score 3-0 in the 44 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oni Lilo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Oni Lilo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolas Karkamanis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikolas Karkamanis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laert Dhima, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute Laert Dhima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolas Karkamanis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Prizren04 C.F's Oni Lilo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nikolas Karkamanis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. After 69 minutes of play, Prizren04 C.F's Laert Dhima made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nikolas Karkamanis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 71st minute, Zekman Surollari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Panos Spyroulis in the 72nd minute really tested Parid Veliaj'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. After some careless play in the Atletico de Madrid defense, Oni Lilo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nikolas Karkamanis. The Atletico de Madrid fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nikolas Karkamanis should have stopped the shot. Nikolas Karkamanis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laert Dhima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Laert Dhima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolas Karkamanis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laert Dhima in the 89th minute of play forced Atletico de Madrid's goalkeeper Nikolas Karkamanis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Llesh Pajo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nikolas Karkamanis. Atletico de Madrid's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Llesh Pajo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Prizren04 C.F fully deserved thier win.