Prized/Friendly Cup

The Coliseum
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Zeng Xu Chang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kliti Lubonja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Vreshtas SK getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Leon Azdreni hit a great ball. Kliti Lubonja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeng Xu Chang, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Rijosos F.C.'s Paris Chatzinikolaou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gjon Pilinxhi in the 10th minute of play. Kliti Lubonja came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Rijosos F.C.'s Zeng Xu Chang. But to his dismay, Zeng Xu Chang quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 15th minute, Odell Santana reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Kliti Lubonja. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 22nd minute, Zeng Xu Chang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the match, Vreshtas SK's Arbnor Hamiti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paris Chatzinikolaou narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arbnor Hamiti made a great header on Vreshtas SK's corner, it was just that Rijosos F.C.'s Paris Chatzinikolaou managed to reach the ball for a save. Kliti Lubonja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zeng Xu Chang in the 29th minute. Zeng Xu Chang came free with the goalkeeper in the 31st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kliti Lubonja could save by the left post. Kliti Lubonja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitório Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Zack Ratliff was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rijosos F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vreshtas SK the free kick. Zack Ratliff kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Arbnor Hamiti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paris Chatzinikolaou was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Vreshtas SK's Kliti Lubonja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitório Donato in the 45th minute of play. When the match clock showed 47 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Arbnor Hamiti sped through Rijosos F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Paris Chatzinikolaou. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zeng Xu Chang was the one to do the kick off. Kliti Lubonja stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vitório Donato's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. In the 55th match minute, Vreshtas SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arion Maçolli to maneuver through the defense. After 57 minutes of play, Rijosos F.C.'s Zeng Xu Chang made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kliti Lubonja was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kliti Lubonja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeng Xu Chang in the 61st minute of play. A collision led to Vreshtas SK getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Donald Vasili hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arbnor Hamiti in the 66th minute of play forced Rijosos F.C.'s goalkeeper Paris Chatzinikolaou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kliti Lubonja stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zeng Xu Chang's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Rijosos F.C.'s Vitório Donato sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kliti Lubonja narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 72nd minute of the match Rijosos F.C. got a corner. Vreshtas SK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ronald Gore ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ronald Gore got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kliti Lubonja quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 74th minute Odell Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kliti Lubonja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arbnor Hamiti in the 76th minute of play forced Rijosos F.C.'s goalkeeper Paris Chatzinikolaou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute Zeng Xu Chang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kliti Lubonja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 83 played minutes Rijosos F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Odell Santana. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zeng Xu Chang during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th minute, Zeng Xu Chang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute, Alban Murati hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Vreshtas SK getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Alban Murati hit a great ball. Zeng Xu Chang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paris Chatzinikolaou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arbnor Hamiti in the 94th minute of play. Rijosos F.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Vreshtas SK for a fine match.