Official Cup

Sombra Arena
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Manolis Katsambis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pajtim Pepi in the 6th minute of play. When POGRADECARI FK's Izbi Hila in 9 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Manolis Katsambis guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 10 minutes into the match, ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Izbi Hila came free, but Manolis Katsambis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Charalambos Kouropoulos got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 17th minute of the match ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ got a corner. POGRADECARI FK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lefteris Mersinias ran over to the corner to take the kick. ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Lefteris Mersinias was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kimet Shehu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aris Kouklakis got free with Kimet Shehu in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Izbi Hila received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Manolis Katsambis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Pajtim Pepi made a precise shot to the right of Manolis Katsambis. ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Aris Kouklakis kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Çajup Aliti during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd minute, Çajup Aliti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manolis Katsambis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pajtim Pepi, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. If Iakchos Zaloumi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dardanos Andreoulakis might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kimet Shehu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dardanos Andreoulakis ran back to his position shaking his head. Izbi Hila hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Izbi Hila to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Iakchos Zaloumi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ defense, Izbi Hila kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manolis Katsambis. The ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manolis Katsambis should have stopped the shot. With an all-out effort, POGRADECARI FK's Manolis Katsambis threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pajtim Pepi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Izbi Hila's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Manolis Katsambis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, POGRADECARI FK's Zog Vata got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Charalambos Kouropoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 81 minutes into the game, Aris Kouklakis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave POGRADECARI FK the free kick. In the 81st match minute, ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aris Kouklakis to maneuver through the defense. After 83 played minutes POGRADECARI FK got a freekick which was hit by Pajtim Pepi. In the 86th minute, Indrit Vata hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. POGRADECARI FK's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.