U18 World League

LIQENI POGRADECIT
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anselmo Fortun started the match with the kick off. Anselmo Fortun took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kimet Shehu. Kimet Shehu 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. In the 11th minute, Ezequiel Gasteiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Anselmo Fortun fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A.JORGOVAN's protests and gave Anselmo Fortun a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, C.A.JORGOVAN's Anselmo Fortun got a free kick in the 13th minute. Indrit Vata struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Maximo Calixto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for POGRADECARI FK. In the 18th minute Lucio Fero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kimet Shehu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute, Anselmo Fortun made a precise shot to the right of Kimet Shehu. POGRADECARI FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Kimet Shehu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Fortun, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Nezhdet Kadare dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Maximo Calixto, 1-2. Aaron Beila took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kimet Shehu. POGRADECARI FK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 31st minute, Klodi Kasëmllari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximo Calixto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Indrit Vata in the 34th minute. An unexpected shot in the 38th minute by Indrit Vata got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 39th minute, Klodi Kasëmllari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute of the match Aaron Beila sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kimet Shehu skillfully saved the ball. The POGRADECARI FK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. C.A.JORGOVAN were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nezhdet Kadare stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Indrit Vata ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximo Calixto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. The supporters of C.A.JORGOVAN booed when POGRADECARI FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruden Ajeti didn't get a good kick on the ball. 58 minutes into the game, Arsen Çerçizi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. POGRADECARI FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.A.JORGOVAN the free kick. Indrit Vata recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Nezhdet Kadare had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of POGRADECARI FK booed when C.A.JORGOVAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Fortun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anselmo Fortun kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Indrit Vata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximo Calixto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maximo Calixto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Indrit Vata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 88 minutes, Klodi Kasëmllari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the POGRADECARI FK and the C.A.JORGOVAN players grew even worse after the yellow card. Klodi Kasëmllari hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute, C.A.JORGOVAN's Christian Martxot ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kimet Shehu. Kimet Shehu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-4. In the 98th minute, Christian Martxot reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kimet Shehu. The goal made the score 2-5. The C.A.JORGOVAN players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.