Official Cup

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 178 (Terracing: 134, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 7th minute Nychyporivka Ψ were awarded a corner. Hasan Özpolat went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Nychyporivka Ψ's Isac Zbughină getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Nychyporivka Ψ's Lucas Matos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Branden Shelton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 12th minute Lucas Matos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branden Shelton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Matos came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 17 minutes, Lucas Matos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nychyporivka Ψ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucas Matos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Matos in the 19th minute of play. Kozma Poci who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Dan Junilă when he managed to save the team from getting behind. At last the ball reached Leonid Bykovets at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of K.F TIRANA. 0-1. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Matos in the 29th minute of play. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Matos in the 33rd minute of the match. Branden Shelton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Matos's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Matos in the 39th minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Branden Shelton came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Nychyporivka Ψ's Lucas Matos. But to his dismay, Lucas Matos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After 45 played minutes K.F TIRANA got a freekick which was hit by Mao Zhen Xing.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wincenty Roman to strike the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes, Duncan Hatfield mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nychyporivka Ψ and the K.F TIRANA players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Nychyporivka Ψ getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Duncan Hatfield hit a great ball. In the 59th minute, Lucas Matos made a precise shot to the right of Branden Shelton. K.F TIRANA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ziemowit Jaraczeski in the 63rd minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Nychyporivka Ψ's corner Hasan Özpolat fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Branden Shelton quite easily take care of the ball. In the 66th match minute, K.F TIRANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marsel Spaha to maneuver through the defense. 70 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Matos came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucas Matos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Branden Shelton having to make a save. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Matos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas Matos took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Branden Shelton. Branden Shelton dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. In the 80th minute of the match, Lucas Matos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Branden Shelton saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Lucas Matos came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Nychyporivka Ψ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lucas Matos couldn't finish the play. 82 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 Lucas Matos. Branden Shelton didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucas Matos went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. Branden Shelton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Matos in the 89th minute of play. 89 minutes into the game, Nychyporivka Ψ's Lucas Matos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Branden Shelton made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Lucas Matos scored 0-8 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Branden Shelton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 96 minutes, Wincenty Roman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the K.F TIRANA and the Nychyporivka Ψ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to K.F TIRANA getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Wincenty Roman hit a great ball. Nychyporivka Ψ's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.