Friendly League

Puka
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valentin Renaudin kicked off to start the match. Valentin Renaudin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Limoz Bakalli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anton Thaçi got free with Mario Steinmetz in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 11 minutes, Valentin Renaudin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Defrou FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Renaudin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. John-Paul Lecanu struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Limoz Bakalli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Defrou FC. In the 14th minute, Mit`Hat Ismaili got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Defrou FC's Mario Steinmetz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Defrou FC from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the match, Puka SK's goal looked a bit too open when John-Paul Lecanu came free, but Limoz Bakalli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Charly Zitte might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Limoz Bakalli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Charly Zitte ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Valentin Renaudin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Limoz Bakalli was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Puka SK's zone, Philippe Tiercelin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Limoz Bakalli came out of the goal and Philippe Tiercelin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valentin Renaudin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Limoz Bakalli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Defrou FC's Charly Zitte quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Besnik Gora, made in the 38th minute of the game. Limoz Bakalli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charly Zitte in the 39th minute of the match. John-David Le Naour hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. John-David Le Naour kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Izbi Gazi to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Valentin Renaudin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Defrou FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valentin Renaudin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Puka SK booed when Defrou FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. John-Paul Lecanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Defrou FC's Mario Steinmetz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Thaçi in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute Puka SK were awarded a corner. Emilio Qiraxhi went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Emilio Qiraxhi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mario Steinmetz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Izbi Gazi kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the game, Tedi Ujkani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Puka SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Defrou FC the free kick. Puka SK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Philippe Tiercelin scored to the left of an out of position Limoz Bakalli, making the score, 0-1. In the 69th minute, Valentin Renaudin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Limoz Bakalli. The goal made the score 0-2. After a rather tough play, Defrou FC's John-David Le Naour got a free kick in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Izbi Gazi in the 74th minute of play forced Defrou FC's goalkeeper Mario Steinmetz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Limoz Bakalli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Renaudin, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. A collision led to Puka SK getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Tedi Ujkani hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Désiré Million during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Désiré Million kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. If Izbi Gazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tedi Ujkani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mario Steinmetz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Puka SK's Izbi Gazi got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mit`Hat Ismaili struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Mario Steinmetz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Puka SK. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Renaudin in the 93rd minute of play forced Puka SK's goalkeeper Limoz Bakalli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Defrou FC played a much better game than Puka SK and deserved their victory. The Puka SK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.