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Stadiumi Besëlidhja
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dennis Lamb took the kick off in the first half of the match. Club Atletico Peñarol's Lane Bacon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Lamb in the 6th minute of play. If Dennis Lamb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saul Frederick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saul Frederick fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lane Bacon having to interfere. If Dennis Lamb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reggie Ewing hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Reggie Ewing hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Eric Schaffer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Rex Strickland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eric Schaffer might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rex Strickland. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eric Schaffer ran back to his position shaking his head. If Saul Frederick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eric Schaffer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rex Strickland having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eric Schaffer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saul Frederick in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lane Bacon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dennis Lamb fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lane Bacon having to interfere. During the 56th minute of the match Reggie Ewing completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Reggie Ewing a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Club Atletico Peñarol getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Reggie Ewing hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Besëlidhja Lezhë's Jeff Christian tried to score from far away in the 58th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Quincy Koenig who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Rex Strickland when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Woody Mixon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Rex Strickland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Besëlidhja Lezhë's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Quincy Koenig fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Dennis Lamb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Lane Bacon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saul Frederick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Lane Bacon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Besëlidhja Lezhë's Dennis Lamb sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lane Bacon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Quincy Koenig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saul Frederick fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lane Bacon having to interfere. Dennis Lamb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Club Atletico Peñarol getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Eric Schaffer hit a great ball. After 90 minutes Club Atletico Peñarol's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jeff Christian who took care of the corner kick. 91 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Peñarol's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Lamb came free, but Lane Bacon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Dennis Lamb managed to get in a good position for a shot. Besëlidhja Lezhë's supporters rose to their feet, but Dennis Lamb was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lane Bacon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Besëlidhja Lezhë supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Club Atletico Peñarol's performance. The match ended with a win for Club Atletico Peñarol.