U23 World League

Mali T Stadium
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Lirim Osja made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper Drini Kapaj, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mali i Thatë FC's Drini Kapaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben Burnham in the 6th minute of play. Meleq Tare could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Frazer Waltham made a huge save. In the 11th minute, Spike Francis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frazer Waltham was a little too slow when Lirim Osja got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 19thth minute of the game Ben Burnham who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mali i Thatë FC's Drini Kapaj was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 21st minute, Rowan Knowles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ben Burnham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Drini Kapaj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Mali i Thatë FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Erald Bauta hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Ssc Napoli defense, Eneid Ilo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frazer Waltham. The Ssc Napoli fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frazer Waltham should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Peshkatari in the 30th minute of play forced Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper Frazer Waltham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frazer Waltham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Peshkatari in the 30th minute of the match. Louie Cook's late challenge caught a Mali i Thatë FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Louie Cook helped the player get up and apologised. After 31 played minutes Ssc Napoli got a freekick which was hit by Louie Cook. Frazer Waltham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eneid Ilo in the 34th minute of play. In the 38th minute of the match Demirel Arbnori sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Frazer Waltham skillfully saved the ball. Ssc Napoli's Frazer Waltham proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Ssc Napoli from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Ssc Napoli's Frazer Waltham got control of the ball when Lirim Osja tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ben Burnham to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristopher Langston in the 51st minute of play forced Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper Drini Kapaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frazer Waltham didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lirim Osja went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 57 minutes into the game, Mali i Thatë FC's Lirim Osja nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frazer Waltham made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Frazer Waltham didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lirim Osja went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. If Aldo Peshkatari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aldo Peshkatari took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Frazer Waltham. Frazer Waltham dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. In the 79th minute, Austin Walton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute Eneid Ilo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frazer Waltham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute, Eneid Ilo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mali i Thatë FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Zihni Dervishi charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zihni Dervishi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ssc Napoli booed when Mali i Thatë FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zihni Dervishi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frazer Waltham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eneid Ilo in the 95th minute of the match.