Official Cup

Kalahari Desert
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fabio Rapa took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Fabio Rapa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Engjëll Sofi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Meerkats FC's William Troisi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Engjëll Sofi in the 11th minute of play. If Antoine Miggiani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. KF PERMETI's Shpend Hasangjekaj got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Paulin Zhuta managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Meerkats FC's Antoine Miggiani fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Paulin Zhuta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Rapa in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Antoine Miggiani made a precise shot to the right of Paulin Zhuta. KF PERMETI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Rapa in the 34th minute of play forced KF PERMETI's goalkeeper Paulin Zhuta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Veli Dumbo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antoine Miggianis short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Paulin Zhuta to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 44 played minutes Meerkats FC got a freekick which was hit by Arthur Teuma. Shpend Hasangjekaj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without William Troisi having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Shpend Hasangjekaj stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Antoine Miggiani came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Meerkats FC 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 Antoine Miggiani couldn't finish the play. Antoine Miggiani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Paulin Zhuta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulin Zhuta came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Meerkats FC's Fabio Rapa. But to his dismay, Fabio Rapa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 69th match minute, Meerkats FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Rapa to maneuver through the defense. Gazmor Haklaj received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. William Troisi came out and tried to block the shot, but Gazmor Haklaj slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 75th minute. If Shpend Hasangjekaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 88 minutes, Mendi Ishka mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KF PERMETI and the Meerkats FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to KF PERMETI getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Mendi Ishka hit a great ball. Meerkats FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.