Official Cup

Hoseifa
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eliya Tabachnik started the match with the kick off. Autochthonous's Drino Demollari proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save Autochthonous from getting a goal against them. In the 5th minute, Elis Lubonja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yehoshua Kolai took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Drino Demollari. Autochthonous's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 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 7th minute of play. In the 7th match minute, G.R. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yefet Bar-Zohar to maneuver through the defense. Armen Werthein stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Björn Ironside's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. After a rather tough play, G.R.'s Zion Mauda got a free kick in the 9th minute. Gineton Smoller recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, G.R.'s Zion Mauda got a free kick in the 13th minute. Armen Werthein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Ironside in the 17th minute of play. Armen Werthein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arbër Zeneli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Autochthonous's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aykutalp Başat in the 19th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of G.R.'s goalie and right to Faruk Gjika. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. G.R.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Armen Werthein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Ironside, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the game, Björn Ironside cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Armen Werthein was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Drino Demollari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Janko Kaplan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Snir Nachum got free with Drino Demollari in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Janko Kaplan managed to get in a good position for a shot. G.R.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Janko Kaplan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Drino Demollari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arbër Zeneli kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Drino Demollari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eliya Tabachnik in the 33rd minute. Armen Werthein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faruk Gjika, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armen Werthein showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gjøran Kvale, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute Gjøran Kvale 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. Armen Werthein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lavdosh Korani in the 41st minute of play. Hiram Malik kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Armen Werthein didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Björn Ironside went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arbër Zeneli in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armen Werthein prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yefet Bar-Zohar charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yefet Bar-Zohar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Yefet Bar-Zohar kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After some careless play in the G.R. defense, Gjøran Kvale kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armen Werthein. The G.R. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armen Werthein should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Björn Ironside stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Autochthonous booed when G.R. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Janko Kaplan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Arbër Zeneli kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Armen Werthein. That made the score 0-4 in the 57 minute of play. G.R.'s Armen Werthein proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save G.R. from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, G.R.'s Eliya Tabachnik got a free kick in the 67th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Autochthonous's Björn Ironside slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Armen Werthein. That made the score 0-5 after 77 minutes of play. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Björn Ironside put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Armen Werthein. 87 minutes into the match, Eliya Tabachnik 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 Eliya Tabachnik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. In the 89th minute Björn Ironside 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. In the 91st minute, Gjøran Kvale reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Armen Werthein. The goal made the score 1-7. Björn Ironside struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Armen Werthein didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Autochthonous. Drino Demollari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliya Tabachnik in the 96th minute of play. Merdin Ishka lost his temper 98 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 99th match minute, Autochthonous was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Merdin Ishka to maneuver through the defense. Yehoshua Kolai was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 100th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Autochthonous eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.