Official Cup

Mali T Stadium
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alvaro Raymond got the match started through his kick off. Drini Kapaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Raymond, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mali i Thatë FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emanuel Lucila was slow to take the kick. During this time Despidida AFC's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Alvaro Raymond's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drini Kapaj was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. 14 minutes into the game, Despidida AFC's Alvaro Raymond nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Drini Kapaj made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Fernando Selatse made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Hacı Ali Tercan sent off a good shot on target. Mali i Thatë FC's Drini Kapaj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Raymond in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mali i Thatë FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emanuel Lucila was slow to take the kick. During this time Despidida AFC's players had a chance to rest. Fernando Selatse made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Hacı Ali Tercan sent off a good shot on target. Alvaro Raymond scored 0-2 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Drini Kapaj, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Alvaro Raymond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alvaro Raymond blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Drini Kapaj having to make a save. Drini Kapaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Raymond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Despidida AFC's Alvaro Raymond sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Drini Kapaj narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alvaro Raymond's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Drini Kapaj read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Alvaro Raymond struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Drini Kapaj didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Despidida AFC. Hacı Ali Tercan kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Despidida AFC were awarded a corner. Emanuel Lucila went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Despidida AFC's Gabriel Silban to a score. 0-3 in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Raymond in the 44th minute of play forced Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper Drini Kapaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Mali i Thatë FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Raymond came free, but Drini Kapaj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Despidida AFC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Pedro Cardozo to make the kick off. With a little luck, Mali i Thatë FC's Drini Kapaj got control of the ball when Kajetan Gdowik tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Despidida AFC's Kajetan Gdowik slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Drini Kapaj. That made the score 0-4 after 50 minutes of play. Despidida AFC's Fernando Selatse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Pedro Cardozo in the 53rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Pedro Cardozo in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fernando Selatse saved Despidida AFC from getting behind. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper Drini Kapaj, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Despidida AFC made a substitution. Arturo Arano replaced Kajetan Gdowik. Despidida AFC's Esteve Urtungo was substituted for Ancho Branca. A well done corner resulted in Robert Percha drilling the ball in to score 0-5 behind Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper. In the 65thth minute of the game Robert Percha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mali i Thatë FC's Drini Kapaj was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 67th minute of the match Despidida AFC got a corner. Mali i Thatë FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emanuel Lucila ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gabriel Silban made a great header on Despidida AFC's corner, it was just that Mali i Thatë FC's Drini Kapaj managed to reach the ball for a save. Robert Percha took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Drini Kapaj. Drini Kapaj dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Robert Percha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Drini Kapaj having to make a save. Drini Kapaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Percha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robert Percha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Drini Kapaj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Percha in the 83rd minute of play forced Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper Drini Kapaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute of the match Despidida AFC got a corner. Mali i Thatë FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emanuel Lucila ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Despidida AFC's Cain Velasquez got a free kick in the 85th minute. Drini Kapaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Percha in the 88th minute of play. Robert Percha might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Drini Kapaj. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Robert Percha ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Percha in the 90th minute of play forced Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper Drini Kapaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Percha in the 94th minute of play forced Mali i Thatë FC's goalkeeper Drini Kapaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Despidida AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.