Challenge

Air Albania
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sultan-Mehmet Khan kicked off to start the match. In the 7th minute Lautaro Mancebo 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. Spase Kastrati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 8th minute, Joel Gaona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Spase Kastrati was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 11thth minute of the game Sultan-Mehmet Khan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexico's Dante Lacasa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 16th minute of play forced ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalkeeper Spase Kastrati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Meng Yao Ao got a free kick in the 20th minute. Spase Kastrati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 27th minute of play. Spase Kastrati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Gustavo Mourato got a free kick in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franck Gamel in the 37th minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 38th minute of play. Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dante Lacasa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lautaro Mancebo hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Franck Gamel hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Sultan-Mehmet Khan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. With a little luck, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati got control of the ball when Luca Zorita tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franck Gamel in the 63rd minute of play forced Mexico's goalkeeper Dante Lacasa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute Franck Gamel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakov Bundev in the 69th minute of the match. Mexico's Joel Gaona got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Mancebo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Spase Kastrati read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Spase Kastrati made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Lautaro Mancebo sent off a good shot on target. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakov Bundev, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 92nd minute, Felix Luque hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Spase Kastrati didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gaona went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The Mexico players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented ✩ Pep Team ✩ from taking control. The game ends in a draw.