U21 World League

ARENA KOMBETARE
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dida Paraense kicked off to start the match. Fatbardh Hazgani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dida Paraense went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the FK LIQENORET defense, Régis Ramalho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fatbardh Hazgani. The FK LIQENORET fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fatbardh Hazgani should have stopped the shot. After 17 played minutes FK LIQENORET got a freekick which was hit by Yllson Tafilaj. FK LIQENORET's Fatbardh Hazgani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dida Paraense in the 19th minute of play. Adilson Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Dabulla in the 23rd minute of play. Luan Zhulali's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Adilson Alcântara firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in FK LIQENORET's zone, Régis Ramalho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fatbardh Hazgani came out of the goal and Régis Ramalho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Guilherme Furlan charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guilherme Furlan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 30th match minute, S.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guilherme Furlan to maneuver through the defense. Dida Paraense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fatbardh Hazgani having to interfere. After some careless play in the FK LIQENORET defense, Dida Paraense kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fatbardh Hazgani. The FK LIQENORET fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fatbardh Hazgani should have stopped the shot. In the 41st minute, Dida Paraense 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. Luan Zhulali could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Adilson Alcântara made a huge save. In the 46th match minute, S.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Régis Ramalho to maneuver through the defense. After the first half S.F. were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Fatbardh Hazgani came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by S.F.'s Luiz Eduardo Donatello. But to his dismay, Luiz Eduardo Donatello quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. S.F.'s Adilson Alcântara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luan Zhulali in the 60th minute of play. Yllson Tafilaj made in the 62nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by S.F.'s Marcinho das Neves. Adilson Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luan Zhulali in the 64th minute of play. Jeremias Preuss blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fatbardh Hazgani having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeremias Preuss during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 76 played minutes S.F. got a freekick which was hit by Jeremias Preuss. After 78 played minutes, FK LIQENORET's Zaimin Gjoza shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adilson Alcântara came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FK LIQENORET reached it. A collision led to FK LIQENORET getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Fatos Myftiu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dida Paraense in the 81st minute of play forced FK LIQENORET's goalkeeper Fatbardh Hazgani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcinho das Neves hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 86th match minute, S.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Preuss to maneuver through the defense. Luan Zhulali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Adilson Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FK LIQENORET's Fatbardh Hazgani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save FK LIQENORET from getting a goal against them. S.F. played a much better game than FK LIQENORET and deserved their victory. The FK LIQENORET players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.