Official Cup

Air Albania
Spectators: 183 (Terracing: 138, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Deportivo Messina's Teodosio Ascencio 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Iztal in the 8th minute of play forced ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalkeeper Spase Kastrati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yuriy Babushkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sultan-Mehmet Khan, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Deportivo Messina's goal looked a bit too open when Sultan-Mehmet Khan came free, but Yuriy Babushkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Messina's goalkeeper Yuriy Babushkin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yuriy Babushkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 20th minute of the match. ✩ Pep Team ✩ were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Deportivo Messina's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jiang Nan Song took the corner. After taking down the ball on ✩ Pep Team ✩'s corner Jiang Nan Song fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Yuriy Babushkin quite easily take care of the ball. Yuriy Babushkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiang Nan Song in the 22nd minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Gustavo Mourato heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 25th minute, Jiang Nan Song hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Spase Kastrati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodosio Ascencio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goal looked a bit too open when Teodosio Ascencio came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sultan-Mehmet Khan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yuriy Babushkin having to make a save. Yuriy Babushkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sultan-Mehmet Khan, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Messina's goalkeeper Yuriy Babushkin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 36 minutes into the game, Teodosio Ascencio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Spase Kastrati was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 39th minute, Sultan-Mehmet Khan made a precise shot to the right of Yuriy Babushkin. Deportivo Messina's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Messina's goalie prevented a goal.

Deportivo Messina made a substitution. Venancio Esiquio replaced Salvador Iztal. Deportivo Messina's Jonathan Guillerme was substituted for Paulino Vellito. The wind increased when Sultan-Mehmet Khan made the kick off in the second half. Yuriy Babushkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sultan-Mehmet Khan, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 56 played minutes ✩ Pep Team ✩ got a freekick which was hit by Eurico Dias. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Jiang Nan Song was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Yuriy Babushkin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jiang Nan Song recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yuriy Babushkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiang Nan Song in the 64th minute of play. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Jiang Nan Song got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 68th match minute, ✩ Pep Team ✩ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sultan-Mehmet Khan to maneuver through the defense. After 70 played minutes ✩ Pep Team ✩ got a freekick which was hit by Iurie Cobzar. Hector Jerardo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Spase Kastrati firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati got control of the ball when Hector Jerardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Franck Gamel was substituted for Jiang Nan Song. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Vuk Aleksič was substituted for Ville Manneroos. Deportivo Messina's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Domingo Jakue in the 77th minute. Domingo Jakue made a great header on Deportivo Messina's corner, it was just that ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati managed to reach the ball for a save. Deportivo Messina's Yuriy Babushkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 79th minute of play. Sultan-Mehmet Khan might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yuriy Babushkin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sultan-Mehmet Khan ran back to his position shaking his head. Yuriy Babushkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sultan-Mehmet Khan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Teodosio Ascencio 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. In the 88th match minute, ✩ Pep Team ✩ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iurie Cobzar to maneuver through the defense. Spase Kastrati made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Jerardo in the 91st minute. Deportivo Messina's Yuriy Babushkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franck Gamel in the 94th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Franck Gamel 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: 3-1. In the 98th minute Franck Gamel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yuriy Babushkin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.