Official Cup

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) 3 minutes into the game, Cristoforo De Luca lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Roland Bagge. 13 minutes into the match, A2 IF's goal looked a bit too open when Paco Cano came free, but Roland Bagge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roland Bagge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Coronel Durango in the 24th minute. With a little luck, A2 IF's Roland Bagge got control of the ball when Cristoforo De Luca tried to sneak it across the goal line. A2 IF's Roland Bagge proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save A2 IF from getting a goal against them. The corner led K.F TIRANA's Mao Zhen Xing to fire away a dangerous shot which Roland Bagge despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Branden Shelton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from August Blixt in the 38th minute of play. A2 IF's defense didn't have a chance, in the 45th minute, when Paco Cano scored to the left of an out of position Roland Bagge, making the score, 4-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when August Blixt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Wincenty Roman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 56 minutes, Paco Cano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the K.F TIRANA and the A2 IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to K.F TIRANA getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Paco Cano hit a great ball. In the 57th minute of the match, Oscar Benet tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Branden Shelton saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Roland Bagge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Coronel Durango, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, A2 IF's goal looked a bit too open when Cristoforo De Luca came free, but Roland Bagge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zhuo Sang Zhen during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, A2 IF's Timmy Västerstrand got a free kick in the 62nd minute. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Cristoforo De Luca sped through A2 IF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Roland Bagge. Sten Ekelund made in the 71st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by K.F TIRANA's Mao Zhen Xing. The audience thought a goal was coming when August Blixt got free with Branden Shelton in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roland Bagge came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by K.F TIRANA's Cristoforo De Luca. But to his dismay, Cristoforo De Luca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. In the 79th minute Oscar Benet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branden Shelton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to K.F TIRANA getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Mao Zhen Xing hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Coronel Durango in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roland Bagge prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Cristoforo De Luca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roland Bagge was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Cristoforo De Luca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roland Bagge having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 90th minute of the game. One of A2 IF:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of K.F TIRANA:s goal. In the 93rd minute there was a penalty for K.F TIRANA. Coronel Durango stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Roland Bagge. 8-0.