League Play-Off

Pukë
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Klime Gjasyla took the kick off in the first half of the match. With 4 minutes on the clock, Betim Lubonja commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 4th minute, one of Pukë:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Pukë. The referee gave Luftinjë a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Minir Kraja, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pukë's Genti Tili. 0-1. Faton Gjoka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Genti Tili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute, Kozma Tefa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Luftinjë's zone, Shpëtim Xhaferri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Barlet Perla came out of the goal and Shpëtim Xhaferri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Remzi Pilinxhi hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Shpëtim Xhaferri did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Barlet Perla 26 minutes into the match. Minir Kraja charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Minir Kraja the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 33 minutes into the match, Shpëtim Xhaferri notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Luftinjë's Barlet Perla. Barlet Perla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Luftinjë's zone, Olti Pasko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Barlet Perla came out of the goal and Olti Pasko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Shpëtim Xhaferri to make the kick off. When Olti Pasko came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Pukë fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Olti Pasko couldn't finish the play. Shpëtim Xhaferri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shpëtim Xhaferri in the 65th minute of play forced Luftinjë's goalkeeper Barlet Perla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shpëtim Xhaferri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barlet Perla having to interfere. Besart Xhaferri charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Besart Xhaferri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Besart Xhaferri hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. When Shpëtim Xhaferri came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Pukë fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Shpëtim Xhaferri couldn't finish the play. Remzi Pilinxhi kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Genti Tili stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Klime Gjasyla's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Shpëtim Xhaferri notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Luftinjë's Barlet Perla. Barlet Perla was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 82 minutes into the game, Shpëtim Xhaferri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Barlet Perla was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Luftinjë's zone, Olti Pasko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Barlet Perla came out of the goal and Olti Pasko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Besart Xhaferri kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Olti Pasko kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Klime Gjasyla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Luftinjë's supporters rose to their feet, but Klime Gjasyla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Genti Tili breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 97 minutes into the match, Shpëtim Xhaferri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Barlet Perla. Luftinjë's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shpëtim Xhaferri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Pukë's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.