League

Skanderbeu Stadion
Spectators: 10321 (Terracing: 8106, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 215) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xiao Fan Jing started the match with the kick off. FK LIQENORET's Benjamin Malvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yngve Wållander in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, FK LIQENORET's goalkeeper Benjamin Malvin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yanek Krunev. When FK LIQENORET's Alfredo Ireno in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Skënderbeu FC's goalie prevented a goal. Zlatan Orange fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Malvin having to interfere. Benjamin Malvin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yanek Krunev in the 17th minute of the match. Alfredão Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xiao Fan Jing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Skënderbeu FC's Zlatan Orange sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benjamin Malvin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of FK LIQENORET booed when Skënderbeu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yngve Wållander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfredão Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xiao Fan Jing, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Ireno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredão Medeiros was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Alfredão Medeiros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dé 凌统 went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 42 minutes into the match, Skënderbeu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Xiao Fan Jing came free, but Alfredão Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjamin Malvin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Orange in the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Guy Hacke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zlatan Orange stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Yanek Krunev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Malvin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Montay Peña took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benjamin Malvin. Benjamin Malvin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 58th minute of the match, Dé 凌统 tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alfredão Medeiros saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yanek Krunev in the 60th minute of play forced FK LIQENORET's goalkeeper Benjamin Malvin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xiao Fan Jing had several of the Skënderbeu FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 62 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-2 score and a disappointed Alfredão Medeiros as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yanek Krunev in the 67th minute of play forced FK LIQENORET's goalkeeper Benjamin Malvin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 68 minutes FK LIQENORET's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zlatan Orange who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Yngve Wållander managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. FK LIQENORET's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tedi Male in the 72nd minute. Benjamin Malvin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatan Orange, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 78th minute, Yanek Krunev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Skënderbeu FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Ireno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredão Medeiros was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Montay Peña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Malvin having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Fabian Palla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Alfredo Ireno managed to get in a good position for a shot. FK LIQENORET's supporters rose to their feet, but Alfredo Ireno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredão Medeiros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Robert Whittaker hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Alfredão Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xiao Fan Jing, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute, FK LIQENORET's Xiao Fan Jing dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.