National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Steinar Flo got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Steinar Flo came free, but Marjus Laçka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norway's Nils Støle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aulin Janku in the 7th minute of play. When Albania's Mehat Kovaçi in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Norway's goalie prevented a goal. Marjus Laçka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steinar Flo, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 16th minute, Steinar Flo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Norway fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Mehat Kovaçi took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Nils Støle to make any attempt to save it. 23 minutes into the game, Norway's Steinar Flo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marjus Laçka made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Marjus Laçka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steinar Flo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marjus Laçka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steinar Flo, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Nils Støle made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Mehat Kovaçi sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Albania's Nertil Maldini got a free kick in the 45th minute. When Tor-Egil Sollien came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Norway 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 Tor-Egil Sollien couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Albania made a substitution. Nderim Pepo replaced Mehat Kovaçi. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nderim Pepo to strike the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Bjarte Paul in the 52nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Albania's Nexhat Shaho. Aulin Janku fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nils Støle having to interfere. Norway made a substitution. Alf-Inge Sørum replaced Mats Bentsen. In the 58th match minute, Norway was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bjarte Paul to maneuver through the defense. Nils Støle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nderim Pepo in the 59th minute of the match. Nertil Ramos kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Marjus Laçka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from C.J. Braut Haaland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nils Støle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nderim Pepo in the 68th minute of play. Marjus Laçka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from C.J. Braut Haaland in the 69th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Norway were awarded a corner. Tor-Egil Sollien went to the cornerflag to take it. Nderim Pepo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nils Støle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nderim Pepo, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Norway's Nils Støle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nderim Pepo in the 77th minute of play. Norway's Nils Støle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nderim Pepo in the 79th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Nexhat Shaho in the 92nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Norway's Bjarte Paul. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilmi Duka in the 94th minute of play forced Norway's goalkeeper Nils Støle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nexhat Shaho charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nexhat Shaho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Albania's Nexhat Shaho got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Norway players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.