World League

Silverium
Spectators: 7319 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 24) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teodosio Francesco started the match with the kick off. Tomás Lucila stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristoforo De Luca's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Silver Play 2's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Avram Iorgulescu was slow to take the kick. During this time K.F TIRANA's players had a chance to rest. The corner led K.F TIRANA's Avram Iorgulescu to fire away a dangerous shot which Tomás Lucila despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Teodosio Francesco took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Branden Shelton to make any attempt to save it. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodosio Francesco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damazy Boruta got free with Branden Shelton in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute, Cristoforo De Luca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Branden Shelton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teodosio Francesco in the 26th minute. Teodosio Francesco spun around in front of the goal 26 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of K.F TIRANA's goal. After 29 minutes of play, K.F TIRANA's Cristoforo De Luca made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomás Lucila was left in no man's land by his defense there! 31 minutes into the match, Damazy Boruta dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Branden Shelton, 2-1. 33 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damazy Boruta. Paco Cano hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Damazy Boruta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Branden Shelton made a huge save. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Marcones, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Branden Shelton was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Carlos Carrio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 42 minute of play. Tomás Lucila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paco Cano in the 45th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damazy Boruta got free with Branden Shelton in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Ugla in the 52nd minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodosio Francesco in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damazy Boruta in the 57th minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Åke Ugla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Branden Shelton having to make a save. Mao Zhen Xing's late challenge caught a Silver Play 2's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mao Zhen Xing helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd match minute, K.F TIRANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mao Zhen Xing to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute of the match Lisandro Hanni sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Branden Shelton skillfully saved the ball. Tomás Lucila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paco Cano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomás Lucila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristoforo De Luca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roman Wodaszak hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The supporters of Silver Play 2 booed when K.F TIRANA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Wodaszak didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 73 minutes, Lisandro Hanni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Silver Play 2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lisandro Hanni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damazy Boruta in the 77th minute of play. When Damazy Boruta, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 77 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Branden Shelton was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damazy Boruta in the 79th minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Lucila was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Paco Cano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paco Cano really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Tomás Lucila successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 91 minutes into the match, Silver Play 2's Teodosio Francesco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Branden Shelton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodosio Francesco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 95 played minutes Silver Play 2 got a freekick which was hit by Juan Tartalo. Wincenty Roman's late challenge caught a Silver Play 2's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wincenty Roman helped the player get up and apologised. When the referee ended the match the Silver Play 2 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.