World League

Air Albania
Spectators: 7560 (Terracing: 5671, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) General Tanz II's Benigno Tonete started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Franck Gamel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Spase Kastrati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benigno Tonete in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 10th minute of play forced General Tanz II's goalkeeper Natalio Montrel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th match minute, ✩ Pep Team ✩ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Meng Yao Ao to maneuver through the defense. Arsenio Peruanton was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 12th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Peruanton in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Sultan-Mehmet Khan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ✩ Pep Team ✩ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If Jakov Bundev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. General Tanz II's Natalio Montrel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save General Tanz II from getting a goal against them. In the 34th minute Franck Gamel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Montrel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute ✩ Pep Team ✩ were awarded a corner. Jakov Bundev went to the cornerflag to take it. After 38 played minutes ✩ Pep Team ✩ got a freekick which was hit by Franck Gamel. 41 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Peruanton came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Roman Riquelme got a free kick in the 46th minute. After a rather tough play, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Meng Yao Ao got a free kick in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sultan-Mehmet Khan to make the kick off. General Tanz II's Natalio Montrel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 54th minute of play. After 57 minutes of play, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Jimmy Hjälm made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Natalio Montrel was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 60th minute Gregorio Totakoxe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Spase Kastrati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Franck Gamel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute, Gustavo Mourato ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Natalio Montrel was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. General Tanz II made a substitution. Bartolo Mantzio replaced Roberto Ayala. General Tanz II's Isaias Laurin was substituted for Sverker Rosén. General Tanz II's Natalio Montrel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 72nd minute of play. Natalio Montrel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimmy Hjälm in the 82nd minute of the match. Natalio Montrel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimmy Hjälm, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 88 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalkeeper Spase Kastrati had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benigno Tonete. In the 90th minute, Gustavo Mourato 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. Basilio Abancens took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Spase Kastrati. Spase Kastrati dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ✩ Pep Team ✩ had won after a very even match.