Balli Kombëtar
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645,
Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Shefqet Vangjeli charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shefqet Vangjeli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd match minute, KF Ballistet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shefqet Vangjeli to maneuver through the defense. Nafiz Eminaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdika Philip, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The audience was convinced that Abdika Philip's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nafiz Eminaj was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. A collision led to KF Ballistet getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Valentin Kula hit a great ball. Pacho Mondejar scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nafiz Eminaj, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pacho Mondejar in the 12th minute of play forced KF Ballistet's goalkeeper Nafiz Eminaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Pacho Mondejar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Nafiz Eminaj was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Juan Carlos Suciu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Abdika Philip took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nafiz Eminaj. Nafiz Eminaj dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. 32 minutes into the game, Salud y República's Pacho Mondejar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nafiz Eminaj made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Skifter Imeraj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Carlos Suciu having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Jahmir Bato could shoot a difficult shot in the 40th minute, which Juan Carlos Suciu however easily saved by the left post. In the 41st minute Pacho Mondejar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nafiz Eminaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juan Carlos Suciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klodian Nika in the 43rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the KF Ballistet defense, Berto Calatayud kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nafiz Eminaj. The KF Ballistet fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nafiz Eminaj should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Klodian Nika was the one to do the kick off. Nafiz Eminaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nisio Riba in the 51st minute of play. In the 54th minute, Jago Barrientos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdika Philip blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nafiz Eminaj having to make a save. In the 67th minute, Pacho Mondejar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nafiz Eminaj was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. Abdika Philips short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Nafiz Eminaj to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 75th minute Abdika Philip shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nafiz Eminaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pacho Mondejar's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Nafiz Eminaj skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Pacho Mondejar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 79 minutes into the game, Perikli Thaçi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KF Ballistet's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Salud y República the free kick. The supporters of Salud y República booed when KF Ballistet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Perikli Thaçi didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Salud y República's Nafiz Eminaj threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Abdika Philip, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in KF Ballistet's zone, Pacho Mondejar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nafiz Eminaj came out of the goal and Pacho Mondejar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Shefqet Vangjeli hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdika Philip in the 85th minute of play forced KF Ballistet's goalkeeper Nafiz Eminaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, KF Ballistet's Valentin Kula got a free kick in the 87th minute. A hard shot by Berto Calatayud from long distance, 88 minutes into the match, got Nafiz Eminaj's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Nafiz Eminaj was a little too slow when Adulfo Teresa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 0-8. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Salud y República had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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