U18 World League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) In the 3rd minute, LOS BLANCOS's Mahmut Llakmani ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Martinho Nunes. Martinho Nunes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 6 minutes into the game, Petraq Papa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Martinho Nunes. Petraq Papa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Martinho Nunes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mahmut Llakmani showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 10 minute of play. In the 13th minute, Silvério Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind LOS BLANCOS's goalkeeper Musa Gjoka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vítor Severiano scored 3-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Musa Gjoka, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 26th minute, Nuhri Jahja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the match, LOS BLANCOS's goal looked a bit too open when Maurício Mansilha came free, but Musa Gjoka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Aldaír Veiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Musa Gjoka was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. If Afonso Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd play minute Baki Zhobro came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Martinho Nunes. 4-1. When Vítor Severiano fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MZ Fénix's protests and gave Vítor Severiano a yellow card for diving instead. Vítor Severiano kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Baki Zhobro to strike the kick off in the second half. Martinho Nunes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Baki Zhobro's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. LOS BLANCOS's Musa Gjoka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldaír Veiga in the 55th minute of play. LOS BLANCOS's Musa Gjoka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldaír Veiga in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, LOS BLANCOS's goalkeeper Musa Gjoka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vítor Severiano. In the 63rd minute, Baki Zhobro made a precise shot to the right of Martinho Nunes. MZ Fénix's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. In the 68th minute Baki Zhobro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martinho Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MZ Fénix's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Maurício Mansilha in the 71st minute. When Petraq Papa came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the LOS BLANCOS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Petraq Papa couldn't finish the play. In the 95th match minute, MZ Fénix was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonso Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the MZ Fénix players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LOS BLANCOS.