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Ballagat Stadioni
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexandru Nastac got the match started through his kick off. Iris Bajrami hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the match, Gani Lenja sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Hakkı Onur Olcay threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Gani Lenja this time. 5 minutes into the game, Jahmir Mehmetaj was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ballagat's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Akademia Maliqi the free kick. A collision led to Ballagat getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Jahmir Mehmetaj hit a great ball. In the 8th minute Ivón Echavarri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hasan Kuci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Akademia Maliqi fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Akademia Maliqi's Alexandru Nastac looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 15 minutes into the game, Alexandru Nastac cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Hasan Kuci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hakkı Onur Olcay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genci Topulli, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Ivón Echavarri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hasan Kuci having to interfere. After 26 played minutes Akademia Maliqi got a freekick which was hit by Ivón Echavarri. In the 30th minute, Alexandru Nastac made a precise shot to the right of Hasan Kuci. Ballagat's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Hakkı Onur Olcay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guri Budi in the 35th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Alexandru Nastac put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Hasan Kuci. Ivón Echavarri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandru Nastac in the 45th minute of play forced Ballagat's goalkeeper Hasan Kuci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Akademia Maliqi's Ivón Echavarri got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hasan Kuci didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alexandru Nastac went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

When Perikli Koçi fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ballagat's protests and gave Perikli Koçi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd match minute, Ballagat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Perikli Koçi to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute, Akademia Maliqi's Ivón Echavarri ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hasan Kuci. Hasan Kuci yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. After 61 played minutes Akademia Maliqi got a freekick which was hit by Iris Bajrami. Hakkı Onur Olcay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Et`Hem Ahmataj in the 62nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ballagat's Guri Budi got a free kick in the 67th minute. When Ivón Echavarri in the 73rd play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Hasan Kuci kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-10 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. After 76 played minutes Ballagat got a freekick which was hit by Et`Hem Ahmataj. Ivón Echavarri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Alexandru Nastac's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hasan Kuci was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Alexandru Nastac succeeded in the game's 81st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-11. When Alexandru Nastac in the 85th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Hasan Kuci kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-12 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. 90 minutes into the match, Ivón Echavarri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hasan Kuci. Ballagat's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivón Echavarri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-13. Akademia Maliqi played a much better game than Ballagat and deserved their victory. The Ballagat players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.