League Play-Off

Gjinar Stadioni
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Medin Perla kicked off to start the match. Bilal Dabulla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Klei Kapaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Korçë KF's goalkeeper Hetem Topi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Medin Perla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mexhit Gjondeda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Medin Perla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gjovalin Tafaj took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hetem Topi. Hetem Topi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Medin Perla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gjinar KS's Mexhit Gjondeda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Medin Perla in the 22nd minute of play. Korçë KF's Medin Perla got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Gjovalin Tafaj came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Gjinar KS 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 Gjovalin Tafaj couldn't finish the play. 34 minutes into the game, Bilal Dabulla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gjinar KS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Korçë KF the free kick. Hetem Topi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eniel Xaka, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Eniel Xaka recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gjovalin Tafaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Klei Kapaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eniel Xaka to make the kick off. Hetem Topi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eniel Xaka, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 58th match minute, Gjinar KS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdi Mustafa to maneuver through the defense. Hetem Topi came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Gjinar KS's Gjovalin Tafaj. But to his dismay, Gjovalin Tafaj quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. If Medin Perla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hetem Topi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gjovalin Tafaj went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 77 minutes into the match, Korçë KF's goal looked a bit too open when Eniel Xaka came free, but Hetem Topi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute, Medin Perla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Korçë KF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. If Medin Perla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 92 minutes of play, Gjinar KS's Gjovalin Tafaj made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hetem Topi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gjinar KS were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Korçë KF for a fine match.