National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10309 (Terracing: 7732, Seating: 2371, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hasan Timotić made the kick off which started today's match. Eri Pepa hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lazar Spajić in the 7th minute of play forced Albania's goalkeeper Nexhat Petrela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nexhat Petrela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lazar Spajić, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Nexhat Petrela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lazar Spajić in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zidan Ronaldo in the 14th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Vukota Ignjović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lazar Spajić in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nexhat Petrela prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 17 minutes into the match, Serbia's Lazar Spajić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nexhat Petrela narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vukota Ignjović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Siri Geri in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hasan Timotić in the 25th minute of play forced Albania's goalkeeper Nexhat Petrela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Albania fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 26th minute. Penalty! Serbia's attentive Damir Kuveljić managed to snatch the ball when Dorian Kumbulla made a throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hasan Timotić in the 36th minute of play forced Albania's goalkeeper Nexhat Petrela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute, Lazar Spajić ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nexhat Petrela was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The nice shot from Siri Geri in the 43rdth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Vukota Ignjović had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Siri Geri was the one to do the kick off. Nexhat Petrela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hasan Timotić in the 53rd minute of the match. Serbia's Vukota Ignjović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zidan Ronaldo in the 56th minute of play. In the 60thth minute of the game Hasan Timotić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Albania's Nexhat Petrela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nexhat Petrela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hasan Timotić in the 62nd minute of the match. With his leg Nexhat Petrela managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Serbia's Lazar Spajić fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Nexhat Petrela managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when Serbia's Lazar Spajić fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Serbia's Vukota Ignjović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zidan Ronaldo in the 68th minute of play. Nexhat Petrela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hasan Timotić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lazar Spajić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nexhat Petrela having to interfere. Albania made a substitution. Ylber Tile replaced Adi Kuci. 83 minutes into the game, Enver Alivodić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Serbia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Albania the free kick. In the 85th match minute, Serbia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enver Alivodić to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Albania's Dorian Kumbulla got a free kick in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Lazar Spajić came free, but Nexhat Petrela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serbia's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.