League Play-Off

Krutje
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fatmir Prishtina got the match started through his kick off. Muharem Bardhi hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Krutje's zone, Shpëtim Lamce stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xhelil Rugova came out of the goal and Shpëtim Lamce tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pirro Zhiva hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 16th match minute, Zharëz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xhenit Maçolli to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Azem Xhaferri took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Lisandër Bice to make any attempt to save it. Lisandër Bice was a little too slow when Azem Xhaferri got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 2-0. Shpëtim Lamce might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xhelil Rugova. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Shpëtim Lamce ran back to his position shaking his head. Xhelil Rugova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fatmir Prishtina in the 42nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Selami Nufi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Krutje's supporters rose to their feet, but Selami Nufi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lisandër Bice breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Shpëtim Lamce came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Zharëz 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 Lamce couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Azem Xhaferri was the one to do the kick off. Krutje's Selami Nufi got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Selami Nufi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lisandër Bice showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Azem Xhaferri, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zharëz's goalkeeper Lisandër Bice, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zharëz's Lisandër Bice played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Selami Nufi in the 67th minute of play. Shpëtim Lamce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xhelil Rugova having to interfere. Azem Xhaferri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Fatmir Prishtina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shpëtim Lamce struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Xhelil Rugova didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zharëz. Lisandër Bice made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Selami Nufi in the 95th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Krutje had won after a very even match.