U21 League

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Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tasos Kavvadias started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, Drilon Mane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kryevidh KF and the Drafi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Drilon Mane kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Akis Charalambidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonard Përbindeshi. Kryevidh KF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Akis Charalambidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 8th minute, Akis Charalambidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonard Përbindeshi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ntinos Ioannidis in the 15th minute of the match. Babbis Petroutsos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xhevat Osja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Akis Charalambidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Argyris Ntounias's late challenge caught a Kryevidh KF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Argyris Ntounias helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Drafi getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Argyris Ntounias hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Drafi's Giorgos Sokolatopoulos got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Kryevidh KF's Altin Sejko broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 35th minute of the match, Panagiotis Mitsibonas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Leonard Përbindeshi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 36 minutes into the match, Kryevidh KF's goal looked a bit too open when Ntinos Ioannidis came free, but Leonard Përbindeshi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Sakis Korakis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leonard Përbindeshi. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 41st minute, Drilon Mane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonard Përbindeshi made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Sakis Korakis sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Xhevat Osja managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kryevidh KF's supporters rose to their feet, but Xhevat Osja was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Babbis Petroutsos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Drafi's Giorgos Sokolatopoulos got a free kick in the 44th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Drafi's zone, Vasil Mati stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Babbis Petroutsos came out of the goal and Vasil Mati tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Xhevat Osja made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Sakis Korakis notched a goal, 3-0, 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. 58 minutes into the match, Kryevidh KF's goal looked a bit too open when Tasos Kavvadias came free, but Leonard Përbindeshi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 64 minutes, Xhevat Osja mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kryevidh KF and the Drafi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 played minutes Kryevidh KF got a freekick which was hit by Xhevat Osja. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kryevidh KF fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! In the 69th minute there was a penalty for Drafi. Sakis Korakis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Leonard Përbindeshi. 4-0. Drafi's Babbis Petroutsos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xhevat Osja in the 75th minute of play. Ntinos Ioannidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonard Përbindeshi having to interfere. Leonard Përbindeshi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ntinos Ioannidis in the 77th minute of play. After some careless play in the Kryevidh KF defense, Sakis Korakis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leonard Përbindeshi. The Kryevidh KF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leonard Përbindeshi should have stopped the shot. In the 85th minute Panagiotis Mitsibonas 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. Leonard Përbindeshi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tasos Kavvadias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute Ntinos Ioannidis 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. Leonard Përbindeshi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ntinos Ioannidis in the 90th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Kryevidh KF defense, Panagiotis Mitsibonas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leonard Përbindeshi. The Kryevidh KF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leonard Përbindeshi should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sakis Korakis in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonard Përbindeshi saved Kryevidh KF from getting behind. Kryevidh KF's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.