U23 World League

Eagles Arena
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edvaldo Porto started the match with the kick off. Niclas Ellhof made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pirro Lenja in the 4th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Edvaldo Porto managed to get in a good position for a shot. B-S-L's supporters rose to their feet, but Edvaldo Porto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ergys Durollari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Eagle FC booed when B-S-L was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gildo Veiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute of the match, Arianit Toptani tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Niclas Ellhof saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 9th minute, Edvaldo Porto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The B-S-L fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 11 minutes into the match, B-S-L's goalkeeper Niclas Ellhof had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pirro Lenja. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arianit Toptani in the 13th minute of play forced B-S-L's goalkeeper Niclas Ellhof to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, B-S-L's goal looked a bit too open when Avzi Hasani came free, but Niclas Ellhof reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23 played minutes B-S-L got a freekick which was hit by Edvaldo Porto. Ergys Durollari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edvaldo Porto in the 28th minute of the match. After 34 minutes, Alexandre Breckenfeld made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Eagle FC's Ergys Durollari tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 37th match minute, Eagle FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arianit Toptani to maneuver through the defense. Niclas Ellhof showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avzi Hasani, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 42nd minute Alexandre Breckenfeld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ergys Durollari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Avzi Hasani's late challenge caught a B-S-L's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Avzi Hasani helped the player get up and apologised. Avzi Hasani kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After 47 minutes of play, Eagle FC's Pirro Lenja made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Niclas Ellhof was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pirro Lenja stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th play minute Edvaldo Porto came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ergys Durollari. 2-3. 56 minutes into the match, B-S-L's goal looked a bit too open when Andrea Hajdari came free, but Niclas Ellhof reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niclas Ellhof made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Hajdari in the 57th minute of play. Ergys Durollari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Salgado in the 64th minute of the match. After 67 played minutes Eagle FC got a freekick which was hit by Andrea Hajdari. B-S-L's Niclas Ellhof played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pirro Lenja in the 71st minute of play. B-S-L's Niclas Ellhof played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrea Hajdari in the 72nd minute of play. B-S-L's Niclas Ellhof played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avzi Hasani in the 76th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Eagle FC's Denis Gusakovskiy got a free kick in the 77th minute. B-S-L made a substitution. João Adolfo Fontes replaced Alexandre Breckenfeld. In the 79th minute, Denis Gusakovskiy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. B-S-L's Niclas Ellhof played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pirro Lenja in the 81st minute of play. Niclas Ellhof showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pirro Lenja in the 82nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arianit Toptani in the 83rd minute of play forced B-S-L's goalkeeper Niclas Ellhof to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Nikolin Sukaj made a precise shot to the right of Niclas Ellhof. B-S-L's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. In the 88th match minute, B-S-L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorival Dracena to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the match, B-S-L's goal looked a bit too open when Arianit Toptani came free, but Niclas Ellhof reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Inácio Munhoz kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Arianit Toptani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niclas Ellhof was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. After 93 minutes, Arianit Toptani made it 5-3 with a short kick to the right side. B-S-L's Niclas Ellhof tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. B-S-L's Niclas Ellhof played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arianit Toptani in the 98th minute of play.