National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adrian Meinhardt kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute Adrian Meinhardt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marjus Laçka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute Robin Steckamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marjus Laçka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albania's Marjus Laçka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Meinhardt in the 12th minute of play. After 14 minutes of play, Austria's Robin Steckamp made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marjus Laçka was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frai Shehu in the 18th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Albania's Frai Shehu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frai Shehu in the 33rd minute. Frai Shehu was extremely unlucky when he, in the 47th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frai Shehu was the one to do the kick off. After taking down the ball on Austria's corner Philip Ibertsberger fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marjus Laçka quite easily take care of the ball. Marjus Laçka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Meinhardt, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Frai Shehu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marjus Laçka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Steffen Eisenheld in the 68th minute. Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nderim Pepo in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Frai Shehu came free, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frai Shehu in the 77th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Steffen Eisenheld could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Marjus Laçka however easily saved by the left post. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frai Shehu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 89 minutes into the match, Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Meinhardt came free, but Marjus Laçka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Austria's zone, Frai Shehu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher came out of the goal and Frai Shehu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frai Shehu's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Frai Shehu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehat Kovaçi in the 99th minute of the match. Albania's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.