World League

ADEM JASHARI
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) A.K.Sh Albania's Gregorio Mel 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. Dobromir Malkanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Mpenza, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Dobromir Malkanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Márcio Seabra, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 13th match minute, Canarinho Atordoado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodoro Jacinto to maneuver through the defense. 17 minutes into the match, A.K.Sh Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Mpenza came free, but Dobromir Malkanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 minutes, Luiz Leo made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. A.K.Sh Albania's Dobromir Malkanov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Dé Mello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gregorio Mel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Mpenza in the 28th minute of play forced A.K.Sh Albania's goalkeeper Dobromir Malkanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Canarinho Atordoado's goalkeeper Dé Mello had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grzegorz Gdaniec. Lino Mota made in the 31st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Teodoro Jacinto however managed to control. Dobromir Malkanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Leo in the 31st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, A.K.Sh Albania's Alesandro Nesta got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Dobromir Malkanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Mpenza, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Grzegorz Gdaniec might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dé Mello. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grzegorz Gdaniec ran back to his position shaking his head. Dé Mello made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Grzegorz Gdaniec sent off a good shot on target. Lino Mota made in the 38th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by A.K.Sh Albania's Mateusz Sebzda. A.K.Sh Albania's Dobromir Malkanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Leo in the 40th minute of play. After a rather tough play, A.K.Sh Albania's Barnaba Pietras got a free kick in the 41st minute. A collision led to Canarinho Atordoado getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Lino Mota hit a great ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luiz Leo was the one to do the kick off. Dobromir Malkanov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luiz Leo in the 52nd minute. Dobromir Malkanov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The audience was convinced that Márcio Seabra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dobromir Malkanov was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Canarinho Atordoado's Dé Mello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grzegorz Gdaniec in the 63rd minute of play. A.K.Sh Albania's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alesandro Nesta in the 67th minute. A.K.Sh Albania's Alesandro Nesta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dé Mello in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lino Mota made in the 75th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by A.K.Sh Albania's Mateusz Sebzda. A.K.Sh Albania's Dobromir Malkanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tuncer İlbaşı in the 79th minute of play. Canarinho Atordoado's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Peter Mpenza in the 80th minute. A nice corner shot did that Peter Mpenza got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dobromir Malkanov quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Peter Mpenza's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dobromir Malkanov firmly grabbed it by the left post. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.K.Sh Albania's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Peter Mpenza was slow to take the kick. During this time Canarinho Atordoado's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Canarinho Atordoado's corner Percival dos Santos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dobromir Malkanov quite easily take care of the ball. Percival dos Santos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Dobromir Malkanov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Canarinho Atordoado's Dé Mello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grzegorz Gdaniec in the 85th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, A.K.Sh Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Márcio Seabra came free, but Dobromir Malkanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teodoro Jacinto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luiz Leo got free with Dobromir Malkanov in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Canarinho Atordoado supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Canarinho Atordoado would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.