Friendly League

Marcelo Bielsa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mali i Thatë FC's Meleq Tare started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Silverio Tuste's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drini Kapaj was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. If Silverio Tuste had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Silverio Tuste might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Drini Kapaj. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Silverio Tuste ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Mali i Thatë FC's Drini Kapaj got control of the ball when Horacio Errapel tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Sefedin Gjyle fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mali i Thatë FC's protests and gave Sefedin Gjyle a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Newells Old Boys booed when Mali i Thatë FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sefedin Gjyle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Drini Kapaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silverio Tuste in the 13th minute of the match. Mali i Thatë FC's Drini Kapaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silverio Tuste in the 16th minute of play. If Silverio Tuste had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erando Gacaferi in the 21st minute of play forced Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper Serafino Jurdan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Silverio Tuste had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Silverio Tuste could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Drini Kapaj made a huge save. Anastasio Berasko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Drini Kapaj made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sefedin Gjyle in the 32nd minute of play forced Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper Serafino Jurdan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eneid Ilo in the 34th minute of play forced Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper Serafino Jurdan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silverio Tuste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pajtim Tepelena hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Silverio Tuste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pajtim Tepelena charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pajtim Tepelena the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of Mali i Thatë FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Newells Old Boys:s goal. Drini Kapaj had in the 48thth minute some difficulties stopping Silverio Tuste's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silverio Tuste to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Silverio Tuste in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Drini Kapaj saved Mali i Thatë FC from getting behind. In the 63rd minute Silverio Tuste shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Drini Kapaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Silverio Tuste 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. 69 minutes into the match, Mali i Thatë FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adan Chinto came free, but Drini Kapaj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silverio Tuste blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Drini Kapaj having to make a save. 73 minutes into the match, Mali i Thatë FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adan Chinto came free, but Drini Kapaj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Mali i Thatë FC's goal looked a bit too open when Silverio Tuste came free, but Drini Kapaj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Newells Old Boys's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by André-Pierre Gignac in the 75th minute. Serafino Jurdan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luftim Hamdiu in the 76th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Newells Old Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Eneid Ilo came free, but Serafino Jurdan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th match minute, Mali i Thatë FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pajtim Tepelena to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silverio Tuste in the 88th minute of play forced Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper Drini Kapaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st match minute, Newells Old Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silverio Tuste to maneuver through the defense. When Newells Old Boys's Silverio Tuste in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mali i Thatë FC's goalie prevented a goal.