U18 World League

MLS
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aron Milcoveanu kicked off to start the match. Vasil Mati's late challenge caught a LIVIUS UNITED MLS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vasil Mati helped the player get up and apologised. After 7 played minutes Kryevidh KF got a freekick which was hit by Vasil Mati. Gigi Trifănucă took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Leonard Përbindeshi. Kryevidh KF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Aurelian Savin took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonard Përbindeshi. Leonard Përbindeshi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. A collision led to LIVIUS UNITED MLS getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Viorel Banciu hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's goal looked a bit too open when Xhevat Osja came free, but Manuel Bojonca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the LIVIUS UNITED MLS defense, Erando Abazaj kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manuel Bojonca. The LIVIUS UNITED MLS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manuel Bojonca should have stopped the shot. Gigi Trifănucă could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Leonard Përbindeshi made a huge save. Leonard Përbindeshi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aron Milcoveanu in the 19th minute of play. Leonard Përbindeshi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aron Milcoveanu in the 21st minute of the match. Manuel Bojonca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasil Mati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kryevidh KF's Leonard Përbindeshi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aron Milcoveanu in the 25th minute of play. Doru Zbârciog lost his temper 27 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The supporters of Kryevidh KF booed when LIVIUS UNITED MLS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doru Zbârciog didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Altin Sejko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kryevidh KF's supporters rose to their feet, but Altin Sejko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Bojonca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gigi Trifănucă during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, LIVIUS UNITED MLS's Gigi Trifănucă got a free kick in the 30th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Aron Milcoveanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. LIVIUS UNITED MLS's supporters rose to their feet, but Aron Milcoveanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonard Përbindeshi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Kryevidh KF getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Drilon Mane hit a great ball. Erando Abazaj kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Vasil Mati was shown his second yellow card after 44 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Vasil Mati hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. If Aron Milcoveanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xhevat Osja was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aron Milcoveanu in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonard Përbindeshi saved Kryevidh KF from getting behind. Leonard Përbindeshi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelian Savin, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Leonard Përbindeshi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aron Milcoveanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aron Milcoveanu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonard Përbindeshi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. In the 65th minute Aron Milcoveanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonard Përbindeshi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aurelian Savin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonard Përbindeshi having to interfere. Xhevat Osja could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Manuel Bojonca made a huge save. Aurelian Savin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Aron Milcoveanu came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the LIVIUS UNITED MLS 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 Aron Milcoveanu couldn't finish the play. Leonard Përbindeshi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelian Savin in the 85th minute of the match. Leonard Përbindeshi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aron Milcoveanu in the 89th minute of play. Pashk Vata hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The supporters of LIVIUS UNITED MLS booed when Kryevidh KF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Altin Sejko didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute of the match Gigi Trifănucă shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonard Përbindeshi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 96th minute, Aurelian Savin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.