U21 League

Eagles Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pjeter Prishtina took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Mali i Thatë FC's zone, Pirro Lenja stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Genci Qatipi came out of the goal and Pirro Lenja tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Genci Qatipi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emir Dede in the 6th minute of play. Emir Dede received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Genci Qatipi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Eagle FC's Genci Qatipi threw himself towards the right post 9 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Emir Dede, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emir Dede in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Genci Qatipi saved Mali i Thatë FC from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Eagle FC's Emir Dede slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Genci Qatipi. That made the score 1-1 after 28 minutes of play. In the 32nd minute, Pirro Lenja made a precise shot to the right of Genci Qatipi. Mali i Thatë FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Ergys Durollari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pjeter Prishtina in the 36th minute of the match. Ergys Durollari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Visi Luarasi in the 38th minute of play. Olgert Gjasyla's late challenge caught a Eagle FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olgert Gjasyla helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th minute, Olgert Gjasyla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Nikolin Sukaj took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Genci Qatipi to make any attempt to save it. Nazar Aga's late challenge caught a Mali i Thatë FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nazar Aga helped the player get up and apologised. Nazar Aga hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Eagle FC's Emir Dede got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Pjeter Prishtina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mali i Thatë FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emir Dede stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Pjeter Prishtina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mali i Thatë FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Genci Qatipi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emir Dede, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. When Eagle FC's Emir Dede in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mali i Thatë FC's goalie prevented a goal. Mali i Thatë FC's Genci Qatipi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emir Dede in the 68th minute of play. Genci Qatipi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emir Dede's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. When Eagle FC's Emir Dede in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mali i Thatë FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 72nd minute, Todi Abazi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eagle FC made a substitution. Orsian Mano replaced Ajaz Bushi. After 73 played minutes Mali i Thatë FC got a freekick which was hit by Todi Abazi. The audience was convinced that Emir Dede's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Genci Qatipi was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. After 91 played minutes Eagle FC got a freekick which was hit by Erzen Tirona. In the 96th match minute, Mali i Thatë FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bertian Palla to maneuver through the defense. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.