League Play-Off

Hotolisht Stadiumi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tirana 's Ruden Naçi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Tirana 's goalkeeper Donald Geri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emin Hamiti. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Emin Hamiti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hotolisht's supporters rose to their feet, but Emin Hamiti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Donald Geri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Donald Geri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurent Berati, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 12th minute Laurent Berati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donald Geri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruden Naçi might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sander Shkatrruesi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ruden Naçi ran back to his position shaking his head. If Ruden Naçi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 23 minutes, Enton Ahmetaj mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hotolisht and the Tirana players grew even worse after the yellow card. Enton Ahmetaj hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. When Namik Tapa came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Tirana 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 Namik Tapa couldn't finish the play. Laurent Berati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donald Geri having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Namik Tapa 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. 36 minutes into the match, Tirana 's Namik Tapa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sander Shkatrruesi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Enton Ahmetaj hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Hotolisht's goal looked a bit too open when Namik Tapa came free, but Sander Shkatrruesi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Milot Gega kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Izbi Çeka, 47 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.

In the 52nd minute, Emin Hamiti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Donald Geri was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The supporters of Hotolisht booed when Tirana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Drian Bufi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laurent Berati scored 2-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Donald Geri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Namik Tapa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Sander Shkatrruesi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tirana 's Donald Geri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emin Hamiti in the 64th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 66 minutes into the game, when Jozef Hajdari put in a rough tackle. The referee gave Hotolisht a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Izbi Çeka, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Tirana 's Donald Geri. 3-0. Niki Mara hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Arbnor Dajçi in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sander Shkatrruesi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 82nd minute Laurent Berati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donald Geri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Namik Tapa charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Namik Tapa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Namik Tapa kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Hotolisht's Laurent Berati got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 97 minutes, Niki Mara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tirana and the Hotolisht players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 97 played minutes Tirana got a freekick which was hit by Niki Mara. In the 98th minute Laurent Berati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donald Geri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Hotolisht had won after a very even match.