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Fadil Vokrri
Spectators: 8377 (Terracing: 6297, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 150) Bubq SKfdg's Arbes Pogradecari 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. 3 minutes into the match, Toni Pjetri notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of KF Shkendija's Luan Nika. Luan Nika was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Xheladin Gorica charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xheladin Gorica the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 13 played minutes Bubq SKfdg got a freekick which was hit by Xheladin Gorica. When Toni Pjetri came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Bubq SKfdg 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 Toni Pjetri couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Bubq SKfdg's zone, Merdin Petrela stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zhani Ilo came out of the goal and Merdin Petrela tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Toni Pjetri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luan Nika having to interfere. Idajet Pepi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luan Nika came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Bubq SKfdg's Medin Hoxha. But to his dismay, Medin Hoxha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. A collision led to Bubq SKfdg getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Xheladin Gorica hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Bubq SKfdg's goalkeeper Zhani Ilo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valter Pajo. 39 minutes into the match, Arbes Pogradecari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luan Nika. KF Shkendija's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arbes Pogradecari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3.

The wind increased when Merdin Petrela made the kick off in the second half. If Merdin Petrela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zaimin Bytyçi hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute of the match Valter Pajo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zhani Ilo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Bubq SKfdg's Zaimin Bytyçi got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 61st minute Arbes Pogradecari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luan Nika saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Toni Pjetri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luan Nika showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toni Pjetri, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute of the game, Medin Hoxha landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Bubq SKfdg's Erman Xaka was substituted for Medin Hoxha. After 72 played minutes KF Shkendija got a freekick which was hit by Labinot Zjani. In the 79th minute, Arbes Pogradecari 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. Luan Nika made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arbes Pogradecari in the 81st minute of play. When Bubq SKfdg's Arbes Pogradecari in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KF Shkendija's goalie prevented a goal. 86 minutes into the game, Valter Pajo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KF Shkendija's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bubq SKfdg the free kick. In the 86th minute, Valter Pajo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arbes Pogradecari received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luan Nika came out and tried to block the shot, but Arbes Pogradecari slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 89th minute. The long shot by Xheladin Gorica in the 94th minute really tested Luan Nika's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Erman Xaka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Luan Nika tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over Bubq SKfdg could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than KF Shkendija throughout the match.