U18 World League

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) Alexander Nyberg made the kick off and thus started the match. Lennart Samuelsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nandi Sinani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Kimet Shllaku hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes in the game, Perlat Sulejmani fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Lennart Samuelsson having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Lennart Sundberg came free, but Erzen Sadikllari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Monia&Ibrahim's goalkeeper Lennart Samuelsson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vionis Spahiu. 19 minutes into the match, Alexander Nyberg notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of K.F TIRANA's Erzen Sadikllari. Erzen Sadikllari was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Erzen Sadikllari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennart Sundberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The supporters of Monia&Ibrahim booed when K.F TIRANA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mirjan Qosja didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Nyberg in the 25th minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Erzen Sadikllari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erzen Sadikllari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harry Vallman in the 26th minute of play. Lennart Sundberg scored 1-2 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erzen Sadikllari, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Harry Vallman in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erzen Sadikllari prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 37th minute Perlat Sulejmani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lennart Samuelsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lennart Sundberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erzen Sadikllari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart Sundberg in the 43rd minute of play. Erzen Sadikllari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lennart Sundberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. When Ove Simonsson fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Monia&Ibrahim's protests and gave Ove Simonsson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th match minute, Monia&Ibrahim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ove Simonsson to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of K.F TIRANA booed when Monia&Ibrahim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johannes Åkerström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mirjan Qosja could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 49th minute of the match, but Lennart Samuelsson made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Perlat Sulejmani to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Monia&Ibrahim booed when K.F TIRANA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kimet Shllaku didn't get a good kick on the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Perlat Sulejmani notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Monia&Ibrahim's Lennart Samuelsson. Lennart Samuelsson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Lucas Danielsson fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Monia&Ibrahim's protests and gave Lucas Danielsson a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Monia&Ibrahim getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Lucas Danielsson hit a great ball. Erzen Sadikllari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart Sundberg in the 64th minute of play. K.F TIRANA's Erzen Sadikllari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lennart Sundberg in the 65th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Lucas Danielsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute of the match Mirjan Qosja shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lennart Samuelsson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 77 minutes into the game, K.F TIRANA's Vionis Spahiu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lennart Samuelsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Erzen Sadikllari was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Harry Vallman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 82 minute of play. If Vionis Spahiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.