U18 World League

Balli Kombëtar
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Ahti Tõruke started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Fotaq Strakosha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahti Tõruke in the 3rd minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, KF Ballistet's goal looked a bit too open when Ahti Tõruke came free, but Fotaq Strakosha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahto Hõbe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klodian Nika, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Allan Kurk hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Ahto Hõbe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çerçiz Topulli in the 11th minute of play. When Guximtar Kita fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KF Ballistet's protests and gave Guximtar Kita a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th minute, Guximtar Kita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klodian Nika in the 21st minute of play forced Tapa Athlétic™'s goalkeeper Ahto Hõbe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ailar Juur's late challenge caught a KF Ballistet's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ailar Juur helped the player get up and apologised. After 22 played minutes Tapa Athlétic™ got a freekick which was hit by Ailar Juur. In the 24th match minute, Tapa Athlétic™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Kurk to maneuver through the defense. Fotaq Strakosha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahti Tõruke in the 30th minute of the match. In the 34th minute of the match, Guximtar Kita tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ahto Hõbe saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 34 minutes into the match, Guximtar Kita had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ahto Hõbe. Tapa Athlétic™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guximtar Kita was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Fotaq Strakosha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vello Õng in the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ailar Juur in the 40th minute of play forced KF Ballistet's goalkeeper Fotaq Strakosha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Kalle Astuja made a precise shot to the right of Fotaq Strakosha. KF Ballistet's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Guximtar Kita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hashim Kapaj hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 53rd minute, Janar Vanamets got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jahmir Bato during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 63rd minute Klodian Nika shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahto Hõbe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, KF Ballistet's goalkeeper Fotaq Strakosha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahti Tõruke. In the 71st minute, Ahti Tõruke made a precise shot to the right of Fotaq Strakosha. KF Ballistet's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. When Vello Õng came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Tapa Athlétic™ 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 Vello Õng couldn't finish the play. Fotaq Strakosha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vello Õng, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Fotaq Strakosha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vello Õng in the 82nd minute of the match. KF Ballistet's Fotaq Strakosha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kalle Astuja in the 83rd minute of play. With a little luck, KF Ballistet's Fotaq Strakosha got control of the ball when Ahti Tõruke tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute, Shefqet Vangjeli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fotaq Strakosha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kalle Astuja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Driten Cuni hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The attack was good, but when Janar Vanamets in the 91st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Fotaq Strakosha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vello Õng in the 93rd minute of play. KF Ballistet's Fotaq Strakosha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ailar Juur in the 95th minute of play. Tapa Athlétic™'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.