Official Cup

Air Albania
Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cvetan Rugova made the kick off which started today's match. Thornhill City's Marinko Jordanović got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 3rd minute, Ranko Nedev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andrej Maksimovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mladen Zafirović in the 8th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Ninoslav Mijanović ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andrej Maksimovski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, Ninoslav Mijanović had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrej Maksimovski. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ninoslav Mijanović was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 20th minute, Andon Fotev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to ✩ Pep Team ✩ getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Jovče Amiti hit a great ball. After 27 played minutes ✩ Pep Team ✩ got a freekick which was hit by Leontie Hristijanski. Ninoslav Mijanović took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andrej Maksimovski. Andrej Maksimovski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. With a little luck, Thornhill City's Negovan Masulović got control of the ball when Leka Josifov tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Cvetan Rugova fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ✩ Pep Team ✩'s protests and gave Cvetan Rugova a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ✩ Pep Team ✩ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Cvetan Rugova hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

In the 55th minute, Ariton Krstevski 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. Andrej Maksimovski came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Thornhill City's Mladen Zafirović. But to his dismay, Mladen Zafirović quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 61st match minute, Thornhill City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikola Tintor to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute Ranko Nedev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Negovan Masulović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kornelije Živanić kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute of the match Ranko Nedev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Negovan Masulović skillfully saved the ball. After 68 played minutes ✩ Pep Team ✩ got a freekick which was hit by Cvetan Rugova. Cvetan Rugova sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Ariton Krstevski managed to get in a good position for a shot. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ariton Krstevski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Negovan Masulović breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 74 minutes into the match, Thornhill City's goal looked a bit too open when Cvetan Rugova came free, but Negovan Masulović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thornhill City's Negovan Masulović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cvetan Rugova in the 75th minute of play. Negovan Masulović made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jovče Amiti in the 79th minute of play. A hard shot 81 in the game by Marinko Jordanović from a close distance when the talented Andrej Maksimovski managed to make a qualified save. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s players were relieved. In the 85th minute Jovče Amiti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Negovan Masulović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Thornhill City getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Mladen Zafirović hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute Ninoslav Mijanović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrej Maksimovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikola Tintor charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nikola Tintor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th match minute, Thornhill City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikola Tintor to maneuver through the defense. 96 minutes into the match, Thornhill City's goal looked a bit too open when Cvetan Rugova came free, but Negovan Masulović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Thornhill City defense, Cvetan Rugova kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Negovan Masulović. The Thornhill City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Negovan Masulović should have stopped the shot. Thornhill City were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over ✩ Pep Team ✩'s much stronger midfield.