U21 World League

Fadil Vokrri
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tefik Kraja took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Cahit Atik suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Antoni Borucki charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antoni Borucki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes KF RAHOVECI 1931 got a freekick which was hit by Antoni Borucki. 9 minutes into the match, Under 18 Universe's goal looked a bit too open when Alush Tusha came free, but Kurtuluş Ünlü reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Metehan Kurboga blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Drini Kapaj having to make a save. Metehan Kurboga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Drini Kapaj having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Kamer Başkaynak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drini Kapaj was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 29th match minute, Under 18 Universe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Batur Orkun to maneuver through the defense. 30 minutes into the game, KF RAHOVECI 1931's Tefik Kraja nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kurtuluş Ünlü made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The audience was convinced that Kamer Başkaynak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drini Kapaj was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. If Metehan Kurboga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the game, Metehan Kurboga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Drini Kapaj was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Metehan Kurboga made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Arbër Zeneli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kurtuluş Ünlü saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bora Han Ankaralı in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Drini Kapaj saved KF RAHOVECI 1931 from getting behind. 61 minutes into the game, Under 18 Universe's Bora Han Ankaralı nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Drini Kapaj made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. With a little luck, KF RAHOVECI 1931's Drini Kapaj got control of the ball when Bora Han Ankaralı tried to sneak it across the goal line. Metehan Kurboga blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Drini Kapaj having to make a save. When Batur Orkun came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Under 18 Universe fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Batur Orkun couldn't finish the play. Hasan Tahsin Garipbaş charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hasan Tahsin Garipbaş the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kurtuluş Ünlü showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arbër Zeneli in the 75th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Under 18 Universe's goal looked a bit too open when Tefik Kraja came free, but Kurtuluş Ünlü reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Under 18 Universe's Kamer Başkaynak got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Drini Kapaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamer Başkaynak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamer Başkaynak in the 84th minute of play forced KF RAHOVECI 1931's goalkeeper Drini Kapaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Under 18 Universe booed when KF RAHOVECI 1931 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tefik Kraja didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th match minute, KF RAHOVECI 1931 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jakub Tafaj to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Under 18 Universe left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than KF RAHOVECI 1931.