Official Cup

Magpie Stadium
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. Ed Skittrall started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Elderslie Magpies's Hale Mckinnes got a free kick in the 4th minute. After 5 minutes of play, KF Ballistet's Xhenit Hysa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chris Hemsley was left in no man's land by his defense there! Liri Bakaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Braedan Wayland, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Xhenit Hysa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute Kenneth Limmer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liri Bakaj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liri Bakaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Braedan Wayland in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute of the match, Ed Skittrall got a very nice opportunity to score, but Liri Bakaj was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 16 minutes into the game, Elderslie Magpies's Braedan Wayland nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Liri Bakaj made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Chris Hemsley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vlash Tile, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Elderslie Magpies getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Mitchell Warren hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the game, one of Elderslie Magpies:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 32nd minute there was a penalty for KF Ballistet. Perikli Thaçi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Chris Hemsley. 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kajo Rrustemi in the 35th minute of play forced Elderslie Magpies's goalkeeper Chris Hemsley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liri Bakaj came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Elderslie Magpies's Kenneth Limmer. But to his dismay, Kenneth Limmer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After a rather tough play, KF Ballistet's Ersi Dibra got a free kick in the 39th minute. Liri Bakaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kenneth Limmer, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. A collision led to Elderslie Magpies getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Braedan Wayland hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Xhenit Hysa made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hale Mckinnes during the 50th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Elderslie Magpies's Hale Mckinnes got a free kick in the 51st minute. Elderslie Magpies's Chris Hemsley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Izja Prishtina in the 54th minute of play. Izja Prishtina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chris Hemsley having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jetbardh Çakulli during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Drake Annis in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Liri Bakaj saved KF Ballistet from getting behind. 63 minutes into the match, Izja Prishtina dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Chris Hemsley, 2-3. Jess Haslett kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 71st match minute, Elderslie Magpies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rob Quinnell to maneuver through the defense. After 75 played minutes Elderslie Magpies got a freekick which was hit by Rob Quinnell. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Xhenit Hysa managed to get in a good position for a shot. KF Ballistet's supporters rose to their feet, but Xhenit Hysa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chris Hemsley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Xhenit Hysa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Chris Hemsley firmly grabbed it by the left post. KF Ballistet's Jetbardh Çakulli got his second yellow card of the match in the 83rd minute. The referee ordered Jetbardh Çakulli off the ground. After 84 played minutes KF Ballistet got a freekick which was hit by Jetbardh Çakulli. Besian Tases short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Chris Hemsley to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, KF Ballistet's Ersi Dibra got a free kick in the 89th minute. Xhenit Hysa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Chris Hemsley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.