League

Maqellarë Stadioni
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 110) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Neritian Budi made the kick off which started today's match. Mërgim Kita hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 5 played minutes Maqellarë got a freekick which was hit by Meti Qyra. If Neritian Budi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Oltian Korani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neritian Budi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Maqellarë getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Meti Qyra hit a great ball. After 16 played minutes, Vreshtas's Miri Meta shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sidni Nikolla came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Vreshtas reached it. Neritian Budi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neritian Budi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidni Nikolla having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Oltian Korani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vreshtas's supporters rose to their feet, but Oltian Korani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sidni Nikolla breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Neritian Budi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sidni Nikolla having to make a save. When Meti Qyra fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Maqellarë's protests and gave Meti Qyra a yellow card for diving instead. Neritian Budi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Neritian Budi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidni Nikolla having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mërgim Kita to make the kick off. Sidni Nikolla didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oltian Korani went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Sidni Nikolla made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Oltian Korani sent off a good shot on target. If Neritian Budi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 67 minutes, David Avdiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maqellarë and the Vreshtas players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Maqellarë's David Avdiu got a free kick in the 67th minute. Ismail Prishtina charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ismail Prishtina the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Maqellarë:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Vreshtas:s goal. Sidni Nikolla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neritian Budi in the 75th minute of play. Neritian Budi struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Sidni Nikolla didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vreshtas. Oltian Korani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Sidni Nikolla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Maqellarë getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Mërgim Kita hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Oltian Korani 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. The long shot by Miri Meta in the 96th minute really tested Sidni Nikolla'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. Vreshtas's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.