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Spectators: 10317 (Terracing: 7738, Seating: 2373, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodolf Leka kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Rodolf Leka had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Željko Janković. Serbia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodolf Leka was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Sali Berisha came free, but Željko Janković reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serbia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ðuro Dragičević in the 12th minute. After taking down the ball on Serbia's corner Ðuro Dragičević fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Drino Lila quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sali Berisha in the 15th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Željko Janković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sima Mitić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Drino Lila having to make a save. 19 minutes into the match, Serbia's Sima Mitić sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Drino Lila narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sima Mitić blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Drino Lila having to make a save. Sima Mitić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Drino Lila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sima Mitić, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Sali Berisha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Željko Janković having to make a save. If Sima Mitić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Through an outstanding action, after 26 minutes, Drino Lila successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Albania's goalkeeper Drino Lila, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Sima Mitić came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Serbia 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 Sima Mitić couldn't finish the play. Drino Lila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafim Ašković, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafim Ašković got free with Drino Lila in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Željko Janković made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sali Berisha in the 34th minute of play. Željko Janković showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sali Berisha, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Serafim Ašković fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Drino Lila having to interfere.

The wind increased when Serafim Ašković made the kick off in the second half. Sima Mitić might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Drino Lila. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sima Mitić ran back to his position shaking his head. Drino Lila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sima Mitić, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Serbia's Željko Janković proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Serbia from getting a goal against them. Drino Lila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sima Mitić in the 58th minute of the match. Sali Berisha might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Željko Janković. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sali Berisha ran back to his position shaking his head. Sali Berisha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Željko Janković made a huge save. 68 minutes into the game, Nemanja Kočić threw the ball into play from the sideline. Albania's Asim Emini quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Rodolf Leka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 72 minutes into the match, Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Sima Mitić came free, but Drino Lila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berishaj Debatik in the 73rd minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Željko Janković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Željko Janković made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sali Berisha in the 76th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Obren Lomić had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Drino Lila. Albania's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Obren Lomić was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The throw-in from Asim Emini in the 84th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Serbia's Zdravko Kralj. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sali Berisha in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Željko Janković prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 87th minute Sali Berisha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Željko Janković saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute, Sali Berisha got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sali Berisha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 95th match minute, Serbia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ðuro Dragičević to maneuver through the defense. The Serbia support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.