U23 World League

MOL ARENA
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Richard Dzuba kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes Mali i Thatë FC got a freekick which was hit by Erando Gacaferi. The audience was convinced that Eneid Ilo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michal Praženica was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lirim Osja in the 8th minute of play forced FC DAC 1904's goalkeeper Michal Praženica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the game, Eneid Ilo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Michal Praženica was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 18th minute, Erald Bauta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dušan Szilagyi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 24 minutes, Michal Mičian mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC DAC 1904 and the Mali i Thatë FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC DAC 1904's Michal Mičian got a free kick in the 24th minute. Lirim Osja kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Peshkatari in the 29th minute of play forced FC DAC 1904's goalkeeper Michal Praženica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lirim Osja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Drini Kapaj made an important save on a dangerous shot by Richard Dzuba in the 47th minute. After the first half Mali i Thatë FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 50th minute, Lirim Osja 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: 0-4. In the last second Michal Praženica throw himself and got hold of the ball when Eneid Ilo in the 54thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When Mali i Thatë FC's Lirim Osja in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC DAC 1904's goalie prevented a goal. Drini Kapaj stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Richard Dzuba's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Michal Praženica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eneid Ilo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, FC DAC 1904's Michal Praženica got control of the ball when Lirim Osja tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andrej Maliniak hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Aldo Peshkatari kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Lirim Osja's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Michal Praženica skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Eneid Ilo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mali i Thatë FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eneid Ilo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michal Praženica breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Mali i Thatë FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Demirel Arbnori hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, FC DAC 1904's goalkeeper Michal Praženica had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lirim Osja. 86 minutes into the match, FC DAC 1904's goal looked a bit too open when Eneid Ilo came free, but Michal Praženica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Jurecký charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivan Jurecký the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The FC DAC 1904 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mali i Thatë FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Mali i Thatë FC.