World League

Sarkhouh Stadium
Spectators: 7570 (Terracing: 5679, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Salmiyah Power's Arsenio Claus 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. Lakhdar Guendouz succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 2nd playminute. Ateş Rahim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arsenio Claus, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Lakhdar Guendouz scored 2-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ateş Rahim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Esteban Paredes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 15th minute Kacper Koperski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ateş Rahim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salmiyah Power's Boncho Vlúchkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteban Paredes in the 18th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Esteban Paredes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Boncho Vlúchkov was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After a rather tough play, Salmiyah Power's Cheb Haddou got a free kick in the 25th minute. Boncho Vlúchkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sid Lampard in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Jeremias Ganix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of STARS TEAM booed when Salmiyah Power was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rabah Azem didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sid Lampard's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Boncho Vlúchkov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. If Esteban Paredes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. STARS TEAM's Ateş Rahim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kacper Koperski in the 33rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Kacper Koperski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ateş Rahim was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 34th minute, Arsenio Claus fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ateş Rahim, passed just outside the right post. 35 minutes into the match, Esteban Paredes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boncho Vlúchkov. Salmiyah Power's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Esteban Paredes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Boncho Vlúchkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Paredes in the 39th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lakhdar Guendouz got free with Ateş Rahim in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, STARS TEAM's Ateş Rahim got control of the ball when Kacper Koperski tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, STARS TEAM's Ateş Rahim got control of the ball when Kacper Koperski tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Salmiyah Power players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. STARS TEAM were winning 2-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sid Lampard stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Salmiyah Power's goal looked a bit too open when Esteban Paredes came free, but Boncho Vlúchkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Salmiyah Power's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Esteban Paredes was slow to take the kick. During this time STARS TEAM's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Koperski in the 55th minute of play forced STARS TEAM's goalkeeper Ateş Rahim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Esteban Paredes got free with Boncho Vlúchkov in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Salmiyah Power's Jeremias Ganix got a free kick in the 62nd minute. 65 minutes into the match, STARS TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Lakhdar Guendouz came free, but Ateş Rahim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salmiyah Power made a substitution. Noureddine Adjani replaced Jeremias Ganix. Salmiyah Power were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after STARS TEAM's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cheb Haddou took the corner. Arsenio Claus was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 71st minute Lakhdar Guendouz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ateş Rahim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sid Lampards short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Boncho Vlúchkov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ateş Rahim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Claus in the 82nd minute of play. In the 86th minute Kacper Koperski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ateş Rahim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Noureddine Adjani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ateş Rahim. STARS TEAM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Noureddine Adjani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. 93 minutes into the match, STARS TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Lakhdar Guendouz came free, but Ateş Rahim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 93 played minutes STARS TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Sid Lampard. 94 minutes into the match, STARS TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Claus came free, but Ateş Rahim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle went the supporters of STARS TEAM were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Salmiyah Power side.