Official Cup

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristoforo De Luca got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Paco Cano could shoot a difficult shot in the 5th minute, which Kıraç Ak however easily saved by the left post. In the 7thth minute of the game Claude Theron 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. 10 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's Cristoforo De Luca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kıraç Ak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Claude Theron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, K.F TIRANA's Kıraç Ak threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cristoforo De Luca, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 20 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Claude Theron came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Harald Strener came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the FC Partizan Tirana 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 Harald Strener couldn't finish the play. In the 24th minute Cristoforo De Luca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kıraç Ak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo De Luca in the 27th minute of play forced FC Partizan Tirana's goalkeeper Kıraç Ak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28thth minute of the game Harald Strener 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. A collision led to FC Partizan Tirana getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Szczepan Bejrut hit a great ball. Jorald Lazaj hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Cristoforo De Luca hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 35th 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. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harald Strener in the 40th minute of play. After some careless play in the K.F TIRANA defense, Harald Strener kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Branden Shelton. The K.F TIRANA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Branden Shelton should have stopped the shot. Avram Iorgulescu hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Kıraç Ak made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Jorald Lazaj sent off a good shot on target.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Claude Theron made a kick off. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claude Theron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristoforo De Luca scored 1-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kıraç Ak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claude Theron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kıraç Ak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristoforo De Luca, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paco Cano in the 63rd minute of play forced FC Partizan Tirana's goalkeeper Kıraç Ak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save K.F TIRANA from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claude Theron in the 66th minute of play forced K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81stth minute of the game Cristoforo De Luca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Partizan Tirana's Kıraç Ak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, FC Partizan Tirana's Branden Shelton threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bertil Bergqvist, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, K.F TIRANA's Mao Zhen Xing got a free kick in the 86th minute. Kıraç Ak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vegard Helmersen in the 87th minute of play. FC Partizan Tirana's Kıraç Ak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vegard Helmersen in the 89th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Dashamir Januzaj came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dashamir Januzaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 94 played minutes K.F TIRANA got a freekick which was hit by Roman Wodaszak. The long shot by Enerik Berishaj in the 95th minute really tested Branden Shelton's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. K.F TIRANA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.