Prized/Friendly Cup

Vestegnen
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Vestegnens Betonhelte's Rubens da Silveira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 minutes, Mattias Palsølund mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vestegnens Betonhelte and the K.F TIRANA players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorald Lazaj in the 4th minute of play forced Vestegnens Betonhelte's goalkeeper Jesús Incendio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nevjon Rexhepi kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Aleksander Jazwiec struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Branden Shelton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vestegnens Betonhelte. Rubens da Silveira in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Branden Shelton, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 11 played minutes K.F TIRANA got a freekick which was hit by Avram Iorgulescu. Rubens da Silveira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Branden Shelton made a huge save. When Vestegnens Betonhelte's Rubens da Silveira in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye K.F TIRANA's goalie prevented a goal. 20 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Karsten Randholt came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karsten Randholt in the 20th minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rubens da Silveira in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Branden Shelton prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Rubens da Silveira sped through K.F TIRANA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Branden Shelton. With a little luck, K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton got control of the ball when Rubens da Silveira tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton got control of the ball when Rubens da Silveira tried to sneak it across the goal line. K.F TIRANA's Mao Zhen Xing quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Bobby Banden, made in the 28th minute of the game. Rubens da Silveira's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Branden Shelton firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 36th minute, Rubens da Silveira reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Branden Shelton. The goal made the score 2-0. 39 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Rubens da Silveira came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rubens da Silveira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Branden Shelton made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rubens da Silveira in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Branden Shelton saved K.F TIRANA from getting behind. In the 46th minute Kozma Poci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesús Incendio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vestegnens Betonhelte were awarded a corner in the 49th minute after K.F TIRANA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aleksander Jazwiec took the corner. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. 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 Paco Cano to make the kick off. Efren Reina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Rubens da Silveira came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Rubens da Silveira came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Efren Reina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rubens da Silveira struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Branden Shelton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vestegnens Betonhelte. Paco Cano charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paco Cano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 74 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Rubens da Silveira came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in K.F TIRANA's zone, Efren Reina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Branden Shelton came out of the goal and Efren Reina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubens da Silveira in the 77th minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Slawomir Dankowski in the 78th minute of the match. Branden Shelton didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Slawomir Dankowski went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Branden Shelton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karsten Randholt in the 83rd minute of play. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubens da Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Branden Shelton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karsten Randholt, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Branden Shelton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubens da Silveira in the 90th minute of play. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubens da Silveira in the 91st minute of the match. Branden Shelton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karsten Randholt in the 95th minute of play. After some careless play in the K.F TIRANA defense, Rubens da Silveira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Branden Shelton. The K.F TIRANA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Branden Shelton should have stopped the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Vestegnens Betonhelte had played much better football throughout.