Alderney
Spectators: 7548 (Terracing: 5892,
Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Franklin Berrueta took the kick off in the first half of the match. Efrain Uranga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Heri Niclasen's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. After 7 minutes Samoa United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alfredo Messias who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Alfredo Messias got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Efrain Uranga quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a defensive mix-up in Kosovo CF.'s zone, Orlando Tobar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Osvald Aubertin came out of the goal and Orlando Tobar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 15 played minutes Samoa United got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Tobar. Orlando Tobar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvald Aubertin having to interfere. Orlando Tobar scored 1-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Osvald Aubertin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 25 minutes into the match, Heri Niclasen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Efrain Uranga, 2-1. Samoa United's Efrain Uranga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heri Niclasen in the 28th minute of play. Heri Niclasen had several of the Samoa United's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 29 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-1 score and a disappointed Efrain Uranga as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 35th minute, Efren Costas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efrain Uranga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heri Niclasen in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Orlando Tobar notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Kosovo CF.'s Osvald Aubertin. Osvald Aubertin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 47th minute, Heri Niclasen 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christian Hansen made a kick off. In the 54th minute of the match Kosovo CF. got a corner. Samoa United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alfredo Messias ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Alfredo Messias almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Samoa United's Efrain Uranga did a great save. Paulo Renato Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Orlando Tobar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Efrain Uranga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heri Niclasen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute, Christian Hansen made a precise shot to the right of Efrain Uranga. Samoa United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Kosovo CF.'s Osvald Aubertin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Kosovo CF. from getting a goal against them. Efrain Uranga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Heri Niclasen went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. Osvald Aubertin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franklin Berrueta, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Heri Niclasen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kosovo CF.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Heri Niclasen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Efrain Uranga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Efrain Uranga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Hansen in the 77th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kosovo CF.'s Rafael Castillo got a free kick in the 78th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Efren Costas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Osvald Aubertin. Kosovo CF.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Efren Costas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-3. Efrain Uranga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Arias in the 87th minute of play. Heri Niclasen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Igor Arias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Osvald Aubertin made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Orlando Tobar sent off a good shot on target. For all the effort they put into the match, the Samoa United players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Kosovo CF..
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