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Gracen Stadiumi
Spectators: 6832 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hazbi Guga made the kick off which started today's match. When Xhelil Pashollari fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vllahinë SK's protests and gave Xhelil Pashollari a yellow card for diving instead. After 3 played minutes Vllahinë SK got a freekick which was hit by Xhelil Pashollari. After a rather tough play, Vllahinë SK's Vangjush Lilo got a free kick in the 5th minute. Sokrat Nini was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Keltrin Lamçja. 9 minutes into the game, Vangjush Lilo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vllahinë SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gracen the free kick. Vangjush Lilo hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Sokrat Nini acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 10th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Keltrin Lamçja. A collision led to Gracen getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Olsi Nika hit a great ball. Adem Sejko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sokrat Nini having to interfere. Gracen's Alket Pisha got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alket Pisha's late challenge caught a Vllahinë SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alket Pisha helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Gracen getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Alket Pisha hit a great ball. If Yllson Qeraxhiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Yllson Qeraxhiu came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Vllahinë SK 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 Yllson Qeraxhiu couldn't finish the play. Nandi Radici showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hazbi Guga in the 30th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alket Pisha got free with Sokrat Nini in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 39 minutes of play, Gracen's Alket Pisha made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sokrat Nini was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Alket Pisha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pelion Hamdiu to strike the kick off in the second half. Yllson Qeraxhiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nandi Radici having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Gracen's Edi Maxhari got a free kick in the 57th minute. Yllson Qeraxhiu charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yllson Qeraxhiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 67 minutes of play Vllahinë SK's Xhelil Pashollari was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 68th match minute, Vllahinë SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xhelil Pashollari to maneuver through the defense. Gracen's Keltrin Lamçja couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 69th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Vllahinë SK. Sokrat Nini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alket Pisha in the 71st minute of the match. In the 84th minute Pelion Hamdiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sokrat Nini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th match minute, Vllahinë SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hazbi Guga to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute of the match Keltrin Lamçja shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sokrat Nini showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Driton Poradeci hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Pelion Hamdiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alket Pisha in the 100th minute of play forced Vllahinë SK's goalkeeper Sokrat Nini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gracen's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.