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Old Trafford
Spectators: 7871 (Terracing: 6020, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 6) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Admirim Xhaferri started the match with the kick off. In the 7th match minute, Manchester UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mirel Lamçja to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th match minute, Manchester UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mirel Lamçja to maneuver through the defense. After 10 played minutes, Desi FC's Ramiz Shelgu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bilal Zhuta 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 Desi FC reached it. In the 14th minute of the match Ramiz Shelgu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bilal Zhuta skillfully saved the ball. Nikolin Zogu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Mehmet Pogradecari made a huge save. In the 16th minute Pandi Shahini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bilal Zhuta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikolin Zogu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 22 minutes, Tomorr Merxho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Desi FC and the Manchester UTD players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 22 played minutes Desi FC got a freekick which was hit by Tomorr Merxho. In the 27th minute Admirim Xhaferri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bilal Zhuta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Pogradecari didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daut Salihi went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 34th minute, Tomorr Merxho 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. Pandi Shahini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Bilal Zhuta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Manchester UTD's zone, Pandi Shahini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bilal Zhuta came out of the goal and Pandi Shahini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 43rd minute, Mateo Skela 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. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manchester UTD's goalkeeper Bilal Zhuta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daut Salihi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Pandi Shahini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Desi FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pandi Shahini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bilal Zhuta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bilal Zhuta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Admirim Xhaferri, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Pandi Shahini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 64 minutes, Nikolin Zogu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester UTD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikolin Zogu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 67th minute Daut Salihi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Pogradecari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manchester UTD's Bilal Zhuta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester UTD from getting a goal against them. Mehmet Pogradecari stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikolin Zogu's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. After 75 minutes of play, Manchester UTD's Ruben Qiraxhi made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mehmet Pogradecari was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 87th minute Daut Salihi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Pogradecari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Pogradecari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daut Salihi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daut Salihi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Mehmet Pogradecari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Manchester UTD fans cheered their team off the field, for while Desi FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.