Official Cup

Rural Stadium
Spectators: 191 (Terracing: 144, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Duncan Hatfield made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Duncan Hatfield 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. After 3 minutes, Duncan Hatfield made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With an all-out effort, Nychyporivka Ψ's Branden Shelton threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Duncan Hatfield, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 10 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. In the 11th minute, Jorald Lazaj left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The K.F TIRANA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Branden Shelton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duncan Hatfield, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Duncan Hatfield could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Branden Shelton made a huge save. Nychyporivka Ψ's Dan Junilă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paco Cano in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Cristoforo De Luca got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, K.F TIRANA's Marsel Spaha got a free kick in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paco Cano in the 26th minute of play forced Nychyporivka Ψ's goalkeeper Dan Junilă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dan Junilă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paco Cano in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paco Cano in the 30th minute of play forced Nychyporivka Ψ's goalkeeper Dan Junilă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton got control of the ball when Lucas Matos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nychyporivka Ψ's Dan Junilă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorald Lazaj in the 36th minute of play. After 36 minutes of play, K.F TIRANA's Jorald Lazaj made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dan Junilă was left in no man's land by his defense there! Through an outstanding action, after 39 minutes, Branden Shelton successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Nychyporivka Ψ's 鲁枫烽 was substituted for 赵然枫. In the 52nd minute Cristoforo De Luca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dan Junilă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd minute of the match, Cristoforo De Luca tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dan Junilă saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Duncan Hatfield fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branden Shelton having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorald Lazaj got free with Dan Junilă in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Matos in the 74th minute of the match. A collision led to Nychyporivka Ψ getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Lucas Matos hit a great ball. Branden Shelton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Matos in the 79th minute of play. When Vegard Helmersen fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored K.F TIRANA's protests and gave Vegard Helmersen a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to K.F TIRANA getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Vegard Helmersen hit a great ball. After 90 played minutes, Nychyporivka Ψ's Hasan Özpolat shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Branden Shelton came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nychyporivka Ψ reached it. Paco Cano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dan Junilă read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. The Nychyporivka Ψ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching K.F TIRANA's performance. The match ended with a win for K.F TIRANA.