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Kavaja
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thoma Pjetri took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thoma Pjetri in the 6th minute of play forced Ballaban's goalkeeper Ymer Lipo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariglen Kllogjëri didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Ballaban's Jeton Eminaj shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jeton Eminaj in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mariglen Kllogjëri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ymer Lipo made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Niki Vreto sent off a good shot on target. Ballaban's Ymer Lipo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thoma Pjetri in the 24th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Jeton Eminaj got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jeton Eminaj scored 0-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mariglen Kllogjëri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Niki Vreto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Ymer Lipo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ymer Lipo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thoma Pjetri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ballaban's Ymer Lipo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thoma Pjetri in the 37th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Ballaban's Ergen Ademaj sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mariglen Kllogjëri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeton Eminaj to make the kick off. Ymer Lipo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niki Vreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Ballaban's goal looked a bit too open when Thoma Pjetri came free, but Ymer Lipo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ymer Lipo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thoma Pjetri, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The audience was convinced that Jeton Eminaj's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mariglen Kllogjëri was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeton Eminaj in the 62nd minute of play forced Kavaja FK's goalkeeper Mariglen Kllogjëri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 minutes Kavaja FK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Erdet Dragoj who took care of the corner kick. When Ergen Ademaj fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ballaban's protests and gave Ergen Ademaj a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ballaban's Ergen Ademaj got a free kick in the 65th minute. Fadil Aga kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The nice shot from Jeton Eminaj in the 67thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Mariglen Kllogjëri had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Kavaja FK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ballaban:s goal. The goalkeeper, Mariglen Kllogjëri, was totally fooled by Ballaban's Erdet Dragoj, who 69 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. A collision led to Ballaban getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Erdet Dragoj hit a great ball. Ymer Lipo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niki Vreto in the 75th minute of the match. After having played for 80 minutes, Jeton Eminaj managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ballaban's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeton Eminaj was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ballaban fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 83rd minute. Penalty! In the 85th minute there was a penalty for Kavaja FK. Ditjon Bizhyti stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ymer Lipo. 2-3. The supporters of Kavaja FK booed when Ballaban was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fadil Tona didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Ballaban's Milot Hazgani got a free kick in the 91st minute. A collision led to Ballaban getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Fadil Tona hit a great ball. Jeton Eminaj could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but Mariglen Kllogjëri made a huge save. Nandi Filipi hit a great freekick 101 minutes into the match. The Ballaban supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ballaban would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.