Friendly League

The Clapham Oval
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Didier Drogba kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Laert Dhima had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ennio Orsini. Clapham Rovers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Laert Dhima was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Laert Dhima kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Prizren04 C.F's goalkeeper Parid Veliaj, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Prizren04 C.F's Didier Drogba in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Clapham Rovers's goalie prevented a goal. In the 17th minute Vangjush Shabani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ennio Orsini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ennio Orsini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Didier Drogba went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After having played for 22 minutes, João Francisco Toscano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clapham Rovers's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Francisco Toscano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 25 minutes into the game, Prizren04 C.F's Didier Drogba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ennio Orsini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Prizren04 C.F's Laert Dhima got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 39th match minute, Clapham Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kasey Griggs to maneuver through the defense. Luan Boba, 40 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Louis Lobb charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Louis Lobb the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ennio Orsini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laert Dhima, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Ennio Orsini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laert Dhima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cléberson Mendonça made a kick off. Neshat Laçka's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ennio Orsini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 50th minute of play. Prizren04 C.F's Parid Veliaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cléberson Mendonça in the 54th minute of play. Ennio Orsini made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Vangjush Shabani sent off a good shot on target. In the 57th minute of the match, Didier Drogba tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ennio Orsini saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 57th match minute, Clapham Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Moss to maneuver through the defense. Ennio Orsini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laert Dhima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Prizren04 C.F's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luan Boba in the 65th minute. The corner ended in Luan Boba almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Clapham Rovers's Ennio Orsini did a great save. After some careless play in the Prizren04 C.F defense, Cléberson Mendonça kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Parid Veliaj. The Prizren04 C.F fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Parid Veliaj should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laert Dhima in the 72nd minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Ennio Orsini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Cléberson Mendonça ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Parid Veliaj was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Clapham Rovers's Damien Quinn was substituted for Alex Gibson. Clapham Rovers's Ennio Orsini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vangjush Shabani in the 86th minute of play. João Francisco Toscano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Parid Veliaj read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. João Francisco Toscano scored 3-3 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Parid Veliaj, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kasey Griggs in the 92nd minute of play forced Prizren04 C.F's goalkeeper Parid Veliaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Prizren04 C.F booed when Clapham Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Moss didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.