League Play-Off

Selishtë
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Izja Kasëmllari started the match with the kick off. Belul Shero hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Kastriot Gjata, 6 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fartan Bauta in the 9th minute of play forced Zejmen FK's goalkeeper Merdin Mala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, Merdin Mala successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 13th minute, Izja Kasëmllari ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikoll Daku was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Nikoll Daku showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fidan Mertiri, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. When Aleks Olldashi came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Selishtë 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 Aleks Olldashi couldn't finish the play. In the 27th minute Fartan Bauta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merdin Mala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Aleks Olldashi 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. Aleks Olldashi struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Merdin Mala didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Selishtë. Aleks Olldashi came free with the goalkeeper in the 41st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Merdin Mala could save by the left post. Merdin Mala stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fartan Bauta's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes into the match, Selishtë's Aleks Olldashi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Merdin Mala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zejmen FK's Merdin Mala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fartan Bauta in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fartan Bauta to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aleks Olldashi in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Merdin Mala saved Zejmen FK from getting behind. 52 minutes into the match, Zejmen FK's goal looked a bit too open when Fartan Bauta came free, but Merdin Mala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 54th minute of the game. One of Selishtë:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Zejmen FK:s goal. Selishtë:s Nikoll Daku showed great skill when he stopped Kastriot Gjata:s penalty. Kastriot Gjata scored 1-2 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikoll Daku, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fidan Mertiri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nikoll Daku having to interfere. When Aleks Olldashi came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Selishtë 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 Aleks Olldashi couldn't finish the play. Merdin Mala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleks Olldashi in the 70th minute of the match. After 77 played minutes Zejmen FK got a freekick which was hit by Ersi Hasangjekaj. Iljaz Shero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Merdin Mala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Aleks Olldashi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Merdin Mala was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zejmen FK's goalkeeper Merdin Mala, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleks Olldashi in the 90th minute of play forced Zejmen FK's goalkeeper Merdin Mala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merdin Mala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xhemal Filipi in the 92nd minute of the match. Aleks Olldashi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Aleks Olldashi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Aleks Olldashi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xhemal Filipi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merdin Mala having to interfere. Zejmen FK were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Selishtë's much stronger midfield.