U23 League

Madagascar
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Tritan Dragoj kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Vezir Lumaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Janko Kaplan, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. When G.R.'s Janko Kaplan in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leader of Lemurs's goalie prevented a goal. In the 13th minute Jedd Dotan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vezir Lumaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute, Zion Mauda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veli Topalli in the 16th minute of play forced G.R.'s goalkeeper Armen Werthein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ben-Ami Amran took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vezir Lumaj. Vezir Lumaj dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Jett Sonnenfeld sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Janko Kaplan took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vezir Lumaj. Vezir Lumaj dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 37th minute, Janko Kaplan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vezir Lumaj was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Yoash Coppel scored 0-4 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vezir Lumaj, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ben-Ami Amran in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vezir Lumaj prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44th minute, Janko Kaplan made a precise shot to the right of Vezir Lumaj. Leader of Lemurs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

G.R.'s Yuval Laban was substituted for Ben-Ami Amran. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Veli Topalli was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Janko Kaplan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The G.R. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. 56 minutes into the match, Jett Sonnenfeld dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vezir Lumaj, 0-7. Yuval Laban charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yuval Laban the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yuval Laban hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Yuval Laban could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Vezir Lumaj made a huge save. Valentin Spahiu charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentin Spahiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 61 played minutes Leader of Lemurs got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Spahiu. Yuval Laban scored 0-8 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vezir Lumaj, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Janko Kaplan in the 67th minute of play forced Leader of Lemurs's goalkeeper Vezir Lumaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the game, Danjel Bashaj was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Leader of Lemurs's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave G.R. the free kick. Danjel Bashaj kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 0-9 became the score in the 70th minute when Janko Kaplan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Leader of Lemurs's Vezir Lumaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janko Kaplan in the 74th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 75 minutes into the game, when Danjel Bashaj put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 74th minute of the game. One of Leader of Lemurs:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of G.R.:s goal. When the match had been going on for 76 minutes, G.R.'s Janko Kaplan 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 Vezir Lumaj. Leader of Lemurs's Vezir Lumaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuval Laban in the 79th minute of play. Valentin Spahiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Armen Werthein tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 87 played minutes G.R. got a freekick which was hit by Janko Kaplan. In the 98th match minute, Leader of Lemurs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tritan Dragoj to maneuver through the defense. The Leader of Lemurs fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. G.R. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.