Official Cup

Mali T Stadium
Spectators: 185 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Ethan Stiles started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Drini Kapaj stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ethan Stiles's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. If Ethan Stiles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harvey Smith made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eneid Ilo in the 9th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Norbert Chwalkiewicz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Harvey Smith, 1-0. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Eneid Ilo took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Harvey Smith to make any attempt to save it. 27 minutes into the match, Toby Morgan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Drini Kapaj. Mali i Thatë FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Toby Morgan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The audience was convinced that Doug Holyfield's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drini Kapaj was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. A collision led to FC Shakhtar Donetsk getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Tony Froggatt hit a great ball. With a little luck, FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Harvey Smith got control of the ball when Hacı Ali Tercan tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Mali i Thatë FC's Hacı Ali Tercan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Harvey Smith. That made the score 3-1 after 33 minutes of play. In the 36th minute Ethan Stiles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Drini Kapaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Drini Kapaj stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ethan Stiles's shot from short distance in the 47th minute.

Harvey Smith showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hacı Ali Tercan, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 52 minutes of play, Mali i Thatë FC's Hacı Ali Tercan made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Harvey Smith was left in no man's land by his defense there! Harvey Smith took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hacı Ali Tercan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC Shakhtar Donetsk getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Tony Froggatt hit a great ball. After some careless play in the FC Shakhtar Donetsk defense, Hacı Ali Tercan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Harvey Smith. The FC Shakhtar Donetsk fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Harvey Smith should have stopped the shot. Harvey Smith made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sefedin Gjyle in the 67th minute of play. Mali i Thatë FC's Eneid Ilo suffered a sprained foot after 68 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Darius Church during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mali i Thatë FC made a substitution. Meleq Tare replaced Eneid Ilo. Harvey Smith took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrice Verin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Drini Kapaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doug Holyfield in the 75th minute of play. Norbert Chwalkiewicz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Harvey Smith read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Harvey Smith showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norbert Chwalkiewicz in the 78th minute of the match. After 84 minutes FC Shakhtar Donetsk's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fabrice Verin who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Tony Froggatt got a free kick in the 88th minute. Harvey Smith stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Norbert Chwalkiewicz's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Norbert Chwalkiewicz put it in 6-1 from a short distance just to the right of Harvey Smith. In the 92nd match minute, Mali i Thatë FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrice Verin to maneuver through the defense. Drini Kapaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ethan Stiles in the 93rd minute of play. Mali i Thatë FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.