Official Cup

ADEM JASHARI
Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Endrit Rusi got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Golden Tigers getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Rostislav Ingr hit a great ball. Muharem Plasari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Golden Tigers's Karel Bendík got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, A.K.Sh Albania's Muharem Plasari got a free kick in the 8th minute. The supporters of Golden Tigers booed when A.K.Sh Albania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Bega didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th match minute, A.K.Sh Albania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Bega to maneuver through the defense. Golden Tigers were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after A.K.Sh Albania's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Karel Bendík took the corner. Karel Bendík made a great header on Golden Tigers's corner, it was just that A.K.Sh Albania's Gigi Buffon managed to reach the ball for a save. After 17 minutes, Endrit Rusi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.K.Sh Albania and the Golden Tigers players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Josef Blažej in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gigi Buffon saved A.K.Sh Albania from getting behind. The supporters of A.K.Sh Albania booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josef Blažej didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, A.K.Sh Albania's Albert Ulqini got a free kick in the 45th minute. Petr Šlechta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After a defensive mix-up in A.K.Sh Albania's zone, Michal Moc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gigi Buffon came out of the goal and Michal Moc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 57 minutes into the match, A.K.Sh Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Karel Bendík came free, but Gigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute Golden Tigers were awarded a corner. Karel Bendík went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of A.K.Sh Albania's goalie and right to Ctibor Vošický. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. A.K.Sh Albania's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 63rd minute Karel Bendík shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gigi Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josef Blažej, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to A.K.Sh Albania getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Albert Ulqini hit a great ball. In the 74th minute of the match Karel Bendík sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gigi Buffon skillfully saved the ball. Gigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josef Blažej in the 80th minute of the match. Muharem Plasari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josef Blažej, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. When Karel Bendík came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Golden Tigers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Karel Bendík couldn't finish the play. Gigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josef Blažej in the 93rd minute of the match. Golden Tigers were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing A.K.Sh Albania to leave the ground with a draw.