Official Cup

Arena Kombëtare
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yefet Bar-Zohar kicked off to start the match. Drino Demollari came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by G.R.'s Janko Kaplan. But to his dismay, Janko Kaplan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Autochthonous's Merdin Ishka got a free kick in the 9th minute. Drino Demollari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Snir Nachum in the 14th minute of the match. When Autochthonous's Gjøran Kvale in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye G.R.'s goalie prevented a goal. Armen Werthein was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Björn Ironside showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 20 minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Yefet Bar-Zohar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Drino Demollari. Autochthonous's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yefet Bar-Zohar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Drino Demollari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Snir Nachum in the 32nd minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, G.R.'s goalkeeper Armen Werthein had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Björn Ironside. In the 38th minute, Elis Lubonja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Drino Demollari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Janko Kaplan in the 39th minute of play. Björn Ironside sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 42 minutes into the game, G.R.'s Yefet Bar-Zohar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Drino Demollari made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Gjøran Kvale succeeded in the game's 46th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Björn Ironside to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gjøran Kvale in the 55th minute of play forced G.R.'s goalkeeper Armen Werthein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in G.R.'s zone, Björn Ironside stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armen Werthein came out of the goal and Björn Ironside tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Autochthonous booed when G.R. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Janko Kaplan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armen Werthein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Ironside in the 60th minute of play. Armen Werthein came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Autochthonous's Björn Ironside. But to his dismay, Björn Ironside quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. After 65 minutes, Yoash Coppel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the G.R. and the Autochthonous players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th match minute, G.R. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yoash Coppel to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Autochthonous's Aykutalp Başat broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Drino Demollari made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Yefet Bar-Zohar sent off a good shot on target. Gjøran Kvale succeeded in the game's 69th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-3. 72 minutes into the match, Faruk Gjika had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armen Werthein. G.R.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faruk Gjika was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-3. The audience was convinced that Björn Ironside's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armen Werthein was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Björn Ironside put it in 6-3 from a short distance just to the right of Armen Werthein. Armen Werthein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gjøran Kvale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute Autochthonous were awarded a corner. Aykutalp Başat went to the cornerflag to take it. Autochthonous's Aykutalp Başat was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Armen Werthein in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. G.R.'s Armen Werthein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faruk Gjika in the 90th minute of play. If Janko Kaplan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 97 minutes into the game, when Vitoldas Dovydaitis put in a rough tackle. A collision led to G.R. getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Vitoldas Dovydaitis hit a great ball. In the 99th minute Arbër Zeneli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armen Werthein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. G.R.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.