Official Cup

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Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 0) Iakovos Kapetanos made the kick off and thus started the match. Branden Shelton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iakovos Kapetanos in the 3rd minute. Drafi were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after K.F TIRANA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Anestis Patsionidis took the corner. The throw-in from Chatziantoniou Karapitsios in the 8th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by K.F TIRANA's Mao Zhen Xing. Drafi's Victor Paez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kozma Poci in the 11th minute of play. Victor Paez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorald Lazaj in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Babbis Kriaris in the 16th minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. K.F TIRANA's attentive Mao Zhen Xing managed to snatch the ball when Akis Katsanis made a throw-in in the 17th minute of the game. Akis Katsanis got a throw-in 18 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Chatziantoniou Karapitsios. Branden Shelton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paris Korellas, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Victor Paez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paco Cano in the 21st minute of the match. Branden Shelton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iakovos Kapetanos in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute Paco Cano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Paez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute, Chatziantoniou Karapitsios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the match, Jorald Lazaj had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victor Paez. Drafi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jorald Lazaj was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Drafi's Anestis Patsionidis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Branden Shelton in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Through an outstanding action, after 37 minutes, Branden Shelton successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Victor Paez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paco Cano, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mao Zhen Xing during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th match minute, K.F TIRANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mao Zhen Xing to maneuver through the defense. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anestis Patsionidis in the 45th minute of play. Victor Paez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorald Lazaj in the 48th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 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 Paco Cano to make the kick off. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paris Korellas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Drafi booed when K.F TIRANA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorald Lazaj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iakovos Kapetanos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Branden Shelton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 64 played minutes Drafi got a freekick which was hit by Anestis Patsionidis. In the 67th minute K.F TIRANA were awarded a corner. Avram Iorgulescu went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to K.F TIRANA getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Avram Iorgulescu hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kozma Poci got free with Victor Paez in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A sloppy throw-in by Akis Katsanis in the 73rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by K.F TIRANA's Mao Zhen Xing. 77 minutes into the match, Drafi's goal looked a bit too open when Paco Cano came free, but Victor Paez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Iakovos Kapetanos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branden Shelton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorald Lazaj hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Mavreas in the 83rd minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Anestis Patsionidis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton did a great save. In the 87th minute, Anestis Patsionidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iakovos Kapetanos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jorald Lazaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorald Lazaj got free with Victor Paez in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iakovos Kapetanos in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Branden Shelton saved K.F TIRANA from getting behind. The K.F TIRANA 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.