Official Cup

LIQENI POGRADECIT
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Empire of Soccer's Oileus Petropoulos quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ruden Ajeti, made in the 3rd minute of the game. When Visi Kokoneshi came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the POGRADECARI FK 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 Visi Kokoneshi couldn't finish the play. In the 8th minute, Nicias Gaitanis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 13 minutes, Timos Econome mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Empire of Soccer and the POGRADECARI FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Empire of Soccer's Timos Econome got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute, Pajtim Pepi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Akheron Harames. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 19th minute Pajtim Pepi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akheron Harames saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Empire of Soccer's Nicias Gaitanis got a free kick in the 21st minute. The throw-in from Llambi Kume in the 24th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Empire of Soccer's Oileus Petropoulos. Nicias Gaitanis kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Aigimios Vrettos's late challenge caught a POGRADECARI FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aigimios Vrettos helped the player get up and apologised. After 30 played minutes Empire of Soccer got a freekick which was hit by Aigimios Vrettos. 32 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Akheron Harames had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Izbi Hila. The supporters of Empire of Soccer booed when POGRADECARI FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Çajup Aliti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Epigonoi Rousses received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Kimet Shehu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute Pajtim Pepi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akheron Harames saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Epigonoi Rousses was the one to do the kick off. Empire of Soccer's Epigonoi Rousses got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Akheron Harames took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Izbi Hila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Visi Kokoneshi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akheron Harames saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Izbi Hila came free, but Akheron Harames reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Pajtim Pepi came free, but Akheron Harames reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akheron Harames didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Visi Kokoneshi went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Akheron Harames showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pajtim Pepi in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Izbi Hila in the 73rd minute of play forced Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Akheron Harames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Izbi Hila cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Akheron Harames was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Empire of Soccer's Akheron Harames played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Izbi Hila in the 85th minute of play. Akheron Harames made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Izbi Hila in the 88th minute of play. The supporters of POGRADECARI FK booed when Empire of Soccer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chronis Angelis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Epigonoi Rousses fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kimet Shehu having to interfere. Akheron Harames came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by POGRADECARI FK's Izbi Hila. But to his dismay, Izbi Hila quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. When the referee ended the match the POGRADECARI FK players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.