National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Laze Gjoka came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Wellington Phoenix's Erivaldo Pernambucano. But to his dismay, Erivaldo Pernambucano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. U21 Albania's Laze Gjoka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wei Yao Sha in the 7th minute of play. Ciro Zanette hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Wellington Phoenix's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Shkëlqim Xhika was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Albania's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of U21 Albania booed when Wellington Phoenix was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xandinho Foden didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Bajram Olldashi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Albania's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wellington Phoenix the free kick. In the 14th minute, Bajram Olldashi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonel Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Januz Oparaku, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Wellington Phoenix's Leonel Barros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Wellington Phoenix from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Wellington Phoenix's Egídio de Almeida got a free kick in the 19th minute. Minir Noli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonel Barros having to interfere. When Januz Oparaku fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Albania's protests and gave Januz Oparaku a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26thth minute of the game Minir Noli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wellington Phoenix's Leonel Barros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Laze Gjoka didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Egídio de Almeida went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 34th minute, Wei Yao Sha got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Leonel Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Minir Noli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Albania's Laze Gjoka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erivaldo Pernambucano in the 39th minute of play. After some careless play in the U21 Albania defense, Erivaldo Pernambucano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Laze Gjoka. The U21 Albania fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Laze Gjoka should have stopped the shot. U21 Albania's Laze Gjoka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wei Yao Sha in the 43rd minute of play. The U21 Albania players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Wellington Phoenix were winning 0-3.
An unexpectedly hard shot by Minir Noli in the 55th minute of play forced Wellington Phoenix's goalkeeper Leonel Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laze Gjoka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teofilo Unai, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Frai Shehu took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonel Barros. Leonel Barros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. A collision led to U21 Albania getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Kristi Abeshi hit a great ball. 66 minutes into the match, Wellington Phoenix's Egídio de Almeida sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laze Gjoka narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frai Shehu in the 70th minute of play forced Wellington Phoenix's goalkeeper Leonel Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonel Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Minir Noli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonel Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Minir Noli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonel Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frai Shehu in the 74th minute of play. Laze Gjoka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teofilo Unai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Teofilo Unai ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Laze Gjoka was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Wellington Phoenix's Luizão Castro was substituted for Erivaldo Pernambucano. In the 83rdth minute of the game Frai Shehu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wellington Phoenix's Leonel Barros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. U21 Albania's Laze Gjoka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Albania from getting a goal against them. Minir Noli scored 2-4 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonel Barros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leonel Barros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Minir Noli went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. In the 96th minute, Minir Noli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonel Barros was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-4. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.
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