U18 League

Kryevidh stadium
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tasos Kavvadias took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ntinos Ioannidis in the 7th minute of play forced Kryevidh KF's goalkeeper Leonard Përbindeshi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iordanis Papadatos kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Babbis Petroutsos was a little too slow when Erando Abazaj got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 14th minute. The score was now 1-0. The supporters of Drafi booed when Kryevidh KF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Drilon Mane didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kryevidh KF's Leonard Përbindeshi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ntinos Ioannidis in the 18th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kryevidh KF's Erando Abazaj got a free kick in the 20th minute. Mariglen Tore's late challenge caught a Drafi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mariglen Tore helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Kryevidh KF getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Mariglen Tore hit a great ball. Drafi's Sakis Korakis got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Panagiotis Mitsibonas notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Kryevidh KF's Leonard Përbindeshi. Leonard Përbindeshi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xhevat Osja got free with Babbis Petroutsos in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Kryevidh KF getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Altin Sejko hit a great ball. The supporters of Kryevidh KF booed when Drafi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaggelos Gikas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonard Përbindeshi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sakis Korakis in the 32nd minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kryevidh KF fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! Drafi's Sakis Korakis couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 49th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Kryevidh KF. Disappointed in the 1-2 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. Xhevat Osja was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Kryevidh KF booed when Drafi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panagiotis Mitsibonas didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sakis Korakis in the 57th minute of play forced Kryevidh KF's goalkeeper Leonard Përbindeshi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Tasos Kavvadias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leonard Përbindeshi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Leonard Përbindeshi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ntinos Ioannidis's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute Evaggelos Gikas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonard Përbindeshi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Mariglen Tore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sakis Korakis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Leonard Përbindeshi. Kryevidh KF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Xhevat Osja's late challenge caught a Drafi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xhevat Osja helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th match minute, Kryevidh KF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xhevat Osja to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sakis Korakis in the 80th minute of play forced Kryevidh KF's goalkeeper Leonard Përbindeshi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tasos Kavvadias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Leonard Përbindeshi made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Sakis Korakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Drafi's supporters rose to their feet, but Sakis Korakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonard Përbindeshi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ntinos Ioannidis in the 89th minute of play forced Kryevidh KF's goalkeeper Leonard Përbindeshi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Erando Abazaj fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kryevidh KF's protests and gave Erando Abazaj a yellow card for diving instead. Drafi's Christos Kalkavouras was substituted for Giorgos Sokolatopoulos. The supporters of Drafi booed when Kryevidh KF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erando Abazaj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ntinos Ioannidis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Leonard Përbindeshi made a huge save. Tasos Kavvadias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Leonard Përbindeshi made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 99 minutes, Tasos Kavvadias took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Leonard Përbindeshi to make any attempt to save it. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Drafi had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.