Prized/Friendly Cup

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paco Cano took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Runa United's goal looked a bit too open when Wincenty Roman came free, but 姜青超 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to K.F TIRANA getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Vegard Helmersen hit a great ball. Roman Wodaszak made in the 7th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Runa United's Esbjörn Hellström. 姜青超 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paco Cano in the 12th minute of the match. Branden Shelton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tage Deckbergh's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Sven-Edvin Paulin made in the 17th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by K.F TIRANA's Roman Wodaszak. 姜青超 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorald Lazaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 21 minutes, 姜青超 successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tage Deckbergh in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute Runa United were awarded a corner. Vincent Sjöö went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Aleksander Vassenius heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Roman Wodaszak kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. The supporters of K.F TIRANA booed when Runa United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esbjörn Hellström didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Waldemar Watarz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Tage Deckbergh came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paco Cano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Runa United's defense didn't have a chance, in the 39th minute, when Wincenty Roman scored to the left of an out of position 姜青超, making the score, 1-0. When Runa United's Tage Deckbergh in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye K.F TIRANA's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Runa United's 姜青超 got control of the ball when Jorald Lazaj tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Runa United's Tage Deckbergh in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye K.F TIRANA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 47thth minute of the game Tage Deckbergh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tage Deckbergh made a kick off. Tage Deckbergh might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Branden Shelton. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tage Deckbergh ran back to his position shaking his head. Tage Deckbergh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Branden Shelton made a huge save. Tage Deckbergh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branden Shelton having to interfere. Runa United's Oskar Gallberg was substituted for Sven-Edvin Paulin. Branden Shelton was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Tage Deckbergh capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tage Deckbergh really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Jorald Lazaj might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 姜青超. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jorald Lazaj ran back to his position shaking his head. With his leg Branden Shelton managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Runa United's Tage Deckbergh fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 66th minute, Jonas Arvidsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tage Deckbergh got free with Branden Shelton in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 姜青超 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paco Cano, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After 70 played minutes Runa United got a freekick which was hit by Zeng Bing Fei. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of K.F TIRANA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Runa United:s goal. K.F TIRANA:s Branden Shelton showed great skill when he stopped Aleksander Vassenius:s penalty. Zeng Bing Fei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tage Deckbergh who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 78thth minute tested the skills of Branden Shelton when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tage Deckbergh blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Branden Shelton having to make a save. 79 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tage Deckbergh. Tage Deckbergh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Branden Shelton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tage Deckbergh might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Branden Shelton. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tage Deckbergh ran back to his position shaking his head. After 85 played minutes Runa United got a freekick which was hit by Valentino Santana. Runa United's 姜青超 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wincenty Roman in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to K.F TIRANA getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Mao Zhen Xing hit a great ball. Valentino Santana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Branden Shelton read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, Wincenty Roman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. 姜青超 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. For all the effort they put into the match, the Runa United players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for K.F TIRANA.