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Zavalinë
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Refik Thaçi kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute of the match, Shefki Manjani got a very nice opportunity to score, but Çimi Istrefi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Idlir Palla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shefki Manjani who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 8thth minute tested the skills of Çimi Istrefi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 14thth minute of the game Refik Thaçi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UNITED ALBANIA CF's Çimi Istrefi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Shefki Manjani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Çimi Istrefi having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Çimi Istrefi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Çimi Istrefi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Refik Thaçi in the 18th minute of play. Çimi Istrefi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Refik Thaçi in the 21st minute of the match. Shefki Manjani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Çimi Istrefi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Refik Thaçi in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Çimi Istrefi saved UNITED ALBANIA CF from getting behind. If Shefki Manjani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, UNITED ALBANIA CF's Çimi Istrefi got control of the ball when Shefki Manjani tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Imet Shyta during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, UNITED ALBANIA CF's Imet Shyta got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 41st minute of the match, Refik Thaçi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Çimi Istrefi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sinan Xhaja's late challenge caught a Zavalinë's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sinan Xhaja helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Zavalinë booed when UNITED ALBANIA CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sinan Xhaja didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zavalinë's Shefki Manjani got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Suat Radici had several of the UNITED ALBANIA CF's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 49 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 2-0 score and a disappointed Çimi Istrefi as he didn't even see the shot coming.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Imet Shyta to make the kick off. Refik Thaçi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Çimi Istrefi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Çimi Istrefi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shefki Manjani in the 57th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in UNITED ALBANIA CF's zone, Refik Thaçi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Çimi Istrefi came out of the goal and Refik Thaçi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Çimi Istrefi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shefki Manjani in the 61st minute of the match. 62 minutes into the match, UNITED ALBANIA CF's goal looked a bit too open when Shefki Manjani came free, but Çimi Istrefi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Refik Thaçi in the 65th minute of play forced UNITED ALBANIA CF's goalkeeper Çimi Istrefi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. UNITED ALBANIA CF's Çimi Istrefi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shefki Manjani in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Shefki Manjani ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Çimi Istrefi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. When Refik Thaçi came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Zavalinë 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 Refik Thaçi couldn't finish the play. Kujtim Berberi hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Shefki Manjani might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Çimi Istrefi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Shefki Manjani ran back to his position shaking his head. Çimi Istrefi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Refik Thaçi in the 83rd minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Shefki Manjani notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of UNITED ALBANIA CF's Çimi Istrefi. Çimi Istrefi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Çimi Istrefi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Refik Thaçi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Refik Thaçi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Çimi Istrefi having to interfere. Çimi Istrefi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Refik Thaçi, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Zavalinë walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.