Friendly League

San Siro
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ardit Shkodrani made the kick off and thus started the match. Marcus Maher scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erjuz Marko, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 11th minute, Valon Laraku hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Cosmos Soccer Club booed when Prishtina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valon Laraku didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute, Cyrus Crouch left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cosmos Soccer Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 16 minutes into the match, Prishtina FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Maher came free, but Erjuz Marko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruce Nesbitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murat Tasili, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Prishtina FC's zone, Rudolph Saunders stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erjuz Marko came out of the goal and Rudolph Saunders tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alket Dragoti hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. If Cyrus Crouch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruce Nesbitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorxhi Mano in the 29th minute of the match. After 33 minutes of play, Cosmos Soccer Club's Cyrus Crouch made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erjuz Marko was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Cosmos Soccer Club's zone, Ardit Shkodrani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruce Nesbitt came out of the goal and Ardit Shkodrani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bruce Nesbitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murat Tasili, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Prishtina FC's Jorxhi Mano got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Gerard Reed hit a great ball. After the first half Cosmos Soccer Club were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 52nd minute, Marcus Maher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Cosmos Soccer Club booed when Prishtina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arzen Babasuli didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Cosmos Soccer Club's Rudolph Saunders got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Erjuz Marko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cyrus Crouch, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After 69 played minutes Cosmos Soccer Club got a freekick which was hit by Cliff Randall. In the 71st minute, Ardit Shkodrani 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. After some careless play in the Cosmos Soccer Club defense, Murat Tasili kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruce Nesbitt. The Cosmos Soccer Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruce Nesbitt should have stopped the shot. Bruce Nesbitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murat Tasili in the 80th minute of the match. In the 82nd match minute, Cosmos Soccer Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquin Carr to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, Cosmos Soccer Club's goal looked a bit too open when Valon Laraku came free, but Bruce Nesbitt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erjuz Marko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyrus Crouch in the 88th minute of play. The supporters of Cosmos Soccer Club booed when Prishtina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arzen Babasuli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cliff Randall was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 95 minutes into the match. A collision led to Cosmos Soccer Club getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Cliff Randall hit a great ball. Cosmos Soccer Club were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Prishtina FC's much stronger midfield.