Friendly League

Qemal Stafa
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Didier Drogba got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Wincenty Roman threw the ball into play from the sideline. Prizren04 C.F's Zekman Surollari quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Didier Drogba in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Branden Shelton saved K.F TIRANA from getting behind. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laert Dhima in the 7th minute of play. Neshat Laçka charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Neshat Laçka the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 10th match minute, Prizren04 C.F was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Neshat Laçka to maneuver through the defense. Prizren04 C.F's Parid Veliaj proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Prizren04 C.F from getting a goal against them. 13 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Didier Drogba came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laert Dhima might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Branden Shelton. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Laert Dhima ran back to his position shaking his head. Prizren04 C.F's Parid Veliaj proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Prizren04 C.F from getting a goal against them. 19 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goal looked a bit too open when Didier Drogba came free, but Branden Shelton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kozma Poci struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Parid Veliaj didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for K.F TIRANA. 25 minutes into the game, Didier Drogba cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Branden Shelton was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 31 minutes into the match, Didier Drogba had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Branden Shelton. K.F TIRANA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Didier Drogba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 36 minutes into the match, Prizren04 C.F's goalkeeper Parid Veliaj had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paco Cano. The supporters of Prizren04 C.F booed when K.F TIRANA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vegard Helmersen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Branden Shelton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neshat Laçka in the 38th minute of play. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laert Dhima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Didier Drogba in the 44th minute of play. Parid Veliaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wincenty Roman in the 45th minute of play. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Didier Drogba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wincenty Roman to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Fllad Ndoja mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Prizren04 C.F and the K.F TIRANA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Fllad Ndoja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paco Cano in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Parid Veliaj saved Prizren04 C.F from getting behind. In the 55th minute Laert Dhima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branden Shelton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Branden Shelton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Neshat Laçka in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute, Vangjush Shabani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Prizren04 C.F fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Kozma Poci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Parid Veliaj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, K.F TIRANA's goalkeeper Branden Shelton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vangjush Shabani. 69 minutes into the game, Vangjush Shabani recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Branden Shelton. Vangjush Shabani showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. After 75 minutes, Wincenty Roman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the K.F TIRANA and the Prizren04 C.F players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to K.F TIRANA getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Wincenty Roman hit a great ball. Branden Shelton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laert Dhima, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Laert Dhima struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Branden Shelton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Prizren04 C.F. After 85 played minutes K.F TIRANA got a freekick which was hit by Endri Caci. Branden Shelton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laert Dhima in the 87th minute of play. After having played for 89 minutes, Neshat Laçka managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Prizren04 C.F's supporters crossed their fingers, but Neshat Laçka was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of K.F TIRANA booed when Prizren04 C.F was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fllad Ndoja didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute Paco Cano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Parid Veliaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by Prizren04 C.F's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Avram Iorgulescu was slow to take the kick. During this time K.F TIRANA's players had a chance to rest. Prizren04 C.F played a much better game than K.F TIRANA and deserved their victory. The K.F TIRANA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.