Eagles Arena
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127,
Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cauan Pena got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathew Goncalves in the 3rd minute of play forced Eagle FC's goalkeeper Ergys Durollari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arianit Toptani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wellington Fantini having to interfere. In the 5th match minute, Eagle FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nikolin Sukaj to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute, AllRaf EC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Pirro Lenja fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ergys Durollari came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by AllRaf EC's Mathew Goncalves. But to his dismay, Mathew Goncalves quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, Arianit Toptani dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Wellington Fantini, 1-1. In the 23rd match minute, AllRaf EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafa Arce to maneuver through the defense. When Arianit Toptani came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Eagle FC 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 Arianit Toptani couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arianit Toptani in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wellington Fantini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Eagle FC's zone, Cauan Pena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ergys Durollari came out of the goal and Cauan Pena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ergys Durollari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márcio Massa in the 32nd minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Mathew Goncalves notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Eagle FC's Ergys Durollari. Ergys Durollari was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 39th minute Márcio Massa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ergys Durollari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ergys Durollari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mathew Goncalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AllRaf EC's Wellington Fantini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save AllRaf EC from getting a goal against them. Wellington Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avzi Hasani, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Ergys Durollari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cauan Pena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48th minute, Mathew Goncalves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AllRaf EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The Eagle FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AllRaf EC were winning 1-3.
The wind increased when Arianit Toptani made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Wellington Fantini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Cauan Pena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Márcio Massa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ergys Durollari. That made the score 1-4 in the 64 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Márcio Massa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ergys Durollari. That made the score 1-5 in the 67 minute of play. When Márcio Massa came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the AllRaf EC 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 Márcio Massa couldn't finish the play. The supporters of AllRaf EC booed when Eagle FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Gusakovskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wellington Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arianit Toptani, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Lauro Arce hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the game, Eagle FC's Avzi Hasani nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wellington Fantini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. AllRaf EC's Celso Rocha got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. AllRaf EC's Lauro Arce got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ergys Durollari didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mathew Goncalves went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-6 was the resulting score. Celso Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Ergys Durollari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Andrea Hajdari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellington Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 played minutes Eagle FC got a freekick which was hit by Erzen Tirona. AllRaf EC played a much better game than Eagle FC and deserved their victory. The Eagle FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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