Friendly League

Madagascar
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fran Ibi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ruben Aliaj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Zef Veliaj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fran Ibi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Pajtim Pepi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Zog Vata kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Tritan Dragoj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pajtim Pepi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 played minutes Leader of Lemurs got a freekick which was hit by Arbër Vangjeli. 14 minutes into the match, Bujar Peçi notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of POGRADECARI FK's Pajtim Pepi. Pajtim Pepi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pajtim Pepi made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Arbër Vangjeli sent off a good shot on target. Pajtim Pepi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fran Ibi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 23 minute of play. A collision led to POGRADECARI FK getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Llambi Kume hit a great ball. With his leg Pajtim Pepi managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Leader of Lemurs's Fran Ibi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 36 minutes into the match, POGRADECARI FK's goal looked a bit too open when Fran Ibi came free, but Pajtim Pepi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pajtim Pepi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fran Ibi, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Leader of Lemurs's Danjel Bashaj was substituted for Tritan Dragoj. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ruben Aliaj stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pajtim Pepi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fran Ibi in the 54th minute of the match. In the 57th minute Fran Ibi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pajtim Pepi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Leader of Lemurs's Nami Bakaj got a free kick in the 58th minute. After 59 played minutes POGRADECARI FK got a freekick which was hit by Ruden Ajeti. In the 61st minute, Fran Ibi made a precise shot to the right of Pajtim Pepi. POGRADECARI FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Fran Ibi hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Pajtim Pepi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fran Ibi, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fran Ibi in the 70th minute of play forced POGRADECARI FK's goalkeeper Pajtim Pepi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Fran Ibi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Pajtim Pepi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 78th minute Fran Ibi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pajtim Pepi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pajtim Pepi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arbër Vangjeli in the 79th minute of play. In the 86th match minute, POGRADECARI FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Indrit Vata to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Leader of Lemurs's Valentin Spahiu got a free kick in the 90th minute. After having played for 94 minutes, Arbër Vangjeli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leader of Lemurs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arbër Vangjeli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee ended the match the Leader of Lemurs players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.