U23 World League

Gan Jah Stadium
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) POGRADECARI FK's Nezhdet Kadare started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Igor Camargo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saimir Ramadani in the 3rd minute of play. Igor Camargo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saimir Ramadani in the 7th minute of play. Igor Camargo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saimir Ramadani in the 9th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in POGRADECARI FK's zone, Luís Fernando Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerzy Ranowiecki came out of the goal and Luís Fernando Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 12th minute Saimir Ramadani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Camargo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jerzy Ranowiecki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Baiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kimet Shehu in the 17th minute of play forced Villa Verde FC's goalkeeper Igor Camargo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Nezhdet Kadare shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Camargo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arí Lucas kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. If Arí Lucas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute Arí Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerzy Ranowiecki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Fernando Barros struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Jerzy Ranowiecki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Villa Verde FC. After some careless play in the Villa Verde FC defense, Saimir Ramadani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Igor Camargo. The Villa Verde FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Igor Camargo should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afonso Baiano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Antônio Carlos Madureira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villa Verde FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antônio Carlos Madureira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jerzy Ranowiecki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fernando Barros in the 55th minute of the match. With a little luck, Villa Verde FC's Igor Camargo got control of the ball when Latif Rugova tried to sneak it across the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Villa Verde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Saimir Ramadani came free, but Igor Camargo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 76 minutes, Latif Rugova made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Villa Verde FC's Igor Camargo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Villa Verde FC's Igor Camargo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saimir Ramadani in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Villa Verde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Saimir Ramadani came free, but Igor Camargo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Latif Rugova hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Villa Verde FC's Luís Fernando Barros got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The Villa Verde FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching POGRADECARI FK's performance. The match ended with a win for POGRADECARI FK.