League Play-Off

Mali T Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Petro Shenaj got the match started through his kick off. Irjat Çeka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Drini Kapaj having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sefedin Gjyle during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mali i Thatë FC's Sefedin Gjyle got a free kick in the 3rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Meleq Tare got free with Qiao Si Chao in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Drini Kapaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petro Shenaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irjat Çeka in the 20th 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. 22 minutes into the match, Mali i Thatë FC's goal looked a bit too open when Irjat Çeka came free, but Drini Kapaj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 Irjat Çeka in the 29th minute of play. In the 34th minute, Irjat Çeka ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Drini Kapaj was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, Mali i Thatë FC's Sefedin Gjyle got a free kick in the 36th minute. Drini Kapaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Irjat Çeka in the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Ingert Starova 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Irjat Çeka during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Qiao Si Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eneid Ilo in the 43rd minute of play. With a little luck, AC Milan's Qiao Si Chao got control of the ball when Luftim Hamdiu tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 46 minutes, Petro Shenaj managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Milan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Petro Shenaj was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Mali i Thatë FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Pajtim Tepelena hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Meleq Tare to make the kick off. Petro Shenaj struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Drini Kapaj didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Milan. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Nuçi Baba took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Drini Kapaj to make any attempt to save it. Drini Kapaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Irjat Çeka in the 62nd minute of play. Drini Kapaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irjat Çeka, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 62 played minutes Mali i Thatë FC got a freekick which was hit by Sefedin Gjyle. AC Milan made a substitution. Bhadrasva Nigam replaced Lavdi Eminaj. After a rather tough play, Mali i Thatë FC's Sefedin Gjyle got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 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 Petro Shenaj in the 64th minute of play. Drini Kapaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petro Shenaj in the 66th minute of play. The supporters of AC Milan booed when Mali i Thatë FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zihni Dervishi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Mali i Thatë FC's Vlash Xhaferri got a free kick in the 69th minute. Petro Shenaj had several of the Mali i Thatë FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 70 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 0-3 score and a disappointed Drini Kapaj as he didn't even see the shot coming. Drini Kapaj came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Milan's Nuçi Baba. But to his dismay, Nuçi Baba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 78th minute Petro Shenaj 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. Demirel Arbnori kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Pajtim Tepelena hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Drini Kapaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demir Galla, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Drini Kapaj showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fuat Mançellari in the 85th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Adam Kužela got a free kick in the 90th minute. 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 Petro Shenaj in the 92nd minute of play. Qiao Si Chao came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Mali i Thatë FC's Meleq Tare. But to his dismay, Meleq Tare quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. AC Milan played a much better game than Mali i Thatë FC and deserved their victory. The Mali i Thatë FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.