2013 Valais Youth Cup

The Valais Youth Cup is a two-day international football tournament that features four teams. It is played at the Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac in Le Bouveret, Switzerland.

2013 Valais Youth Cup
2013 Valais Youth Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
Dates12 June – 15 June 2013
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Kosovo
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored15 (3.75 per match)

Teams

In February 2013, FIFA gave Kosovo permission to play games against FIFA members' youth teams. This competition saw Kosovo compete in their first officially recognised fixture when they played Ghana, on 14 June 2013. The tournament will be used to prepare Egypt and Ghana for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup competition.

Teams Confederation Ref
 Brazil CONMEBOL [1]
 Egypt CAF
 Ghana
 Kosovo none

Kosovo

Coach: Rafet Prekazi

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Altik Muhaxheri (1992-01-09)9 January 1992 (aged 21) Vëllaznimi
1GK Florent Zymeri (1992-10-27)27 October 1992 (aged 20) Vushtrria
2DF Lorik Maxhuni (1992-07-02)2 July 1992 (aged 20) Drenica
2DF Armend Thaqi (1992-10-10)10 October 1992 (aged 20) Hajvalia
2DF Përparim Islami (1993-05-01)1 May 1993 (aged 20) Hysi
2DF Alban Lekaj (1994-01-04)4 January 1994 (aged 19) Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF Arjan Jasiqi unknown Deçani
3MF Argjend Mustafa (Captain) (1992-08-30)30 August 1992 (aged 20) Besa Kavajë
3MF Flamur Shala (1992-11-28)28 November 1992 (aged 20) Feronikeli
3MF Florent Avdyli (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (aged 19) Hajvalia
3MF Pleurat Hajdini (1994-01-21)21 January 1994 (aged 19) Hysi
3MF Armand Drevina (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 19) Alemannia Aachen
3MF Drilon Musaj (1994-09-11)11 September 1994 (aged 18) Trepça'89
3MF Argjend Malaj (1994-10-16)16 October 1994 (aged 18) Prishtina
3MF Milot Rashica (1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (aged 16) Vushtrria
3MF Bersant Celina (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 (aged 16) Manchester City
4FW Gentrit Begolli (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 22) Prishtina
4FW Vedat Muriqi (1994-04-24)24 April 1994 (aged 19) Teuta Durrës

Competition format
 
Semi-finals
12 June		Final
15 June
 
      
 
17:00 CEST - Le Bouveret
 
 
 Brazil1
 
18:00 CEST - Le Bouveret
 
 Egypt0
 
 Brazil1 (4)
 
19:30 CEST - Le Bouveret
 
 Ghana1 (3)
 
 Ghana2 (5)
 
 
 Kosovo2 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
15:30 CEST - Le Bouveret
 
 
 Egypt8
 
 
 Kosovo0

Matches

Semi-finals
Brazil 1–0 Egypt
Ademilson  60' Report
Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret
Referee: Pascal Erlachner (Switzerland)
Ghana 2–2 Kosovo
Narh  7'
Addico  61'		 Report Muriqi  41'
Musaj  73'
Penalties
5–4
Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Third place play-off
Egypt 8–0 Kosovo
Ahmed El Sayed Rafat Ahmed  5', 55'
Koka  25'
El Metwally  47'
Kahraba  56', 61'
Omar Bassam Mohamed Helmy Hassan  75', 85'		 Report
Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

Final
Brazil 1–1 Ghana
Vinícius Araújo  25' Report Assifuah  90+4'
Penalties
4–3
Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

References
  1. "Press conference for the launch of the Valais Football Summer Cups". Matchworld Group SA. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. "U21 e Kosovës, në Zvicër për sensacion" [Kosovo's U21, in Switzerland for sensation]. albinfo.ch (in Albanian). 11 June 2013.
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