Official Cup

Air Albania
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sultan-Mehmet Khan made the kick off which started today's match. Pavel Balc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Balc in the 3rd minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goal looked a bit too open when Pavel Balc came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spase Kastrati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavel Balc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the match, Pavel Balc notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati. Spase Kastrati was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Stone City were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after ✩ Pep Team ✩'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dalmacio Rufio took the corner. Pavel Balc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Spase Kastrati having to interfere. Sultan-Mehmet Khan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Dragomir Marchovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Stone City getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Simon Tomasson hit a great ball. Sultan-Mehmet Khan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dragomir Marchovski having to interfere. Guillermo Chuse made in the 39th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Sultan-Mehmet Khan immediately put the ball in play. Dragomir Marchovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 42nd minute of play. Pavel Balc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pavel Balc to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Stone City's goal looked a bit too open when Sultan-Mehmet Khan came free, but Dragomir Marchovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute Sultan-Mehmet Khan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dragomir Marchovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ville Manneroos during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Stone City booed when ✩ Pep Team ✩ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ville Manneroos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Stone City's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Nan Song came free, but Dragomir Marchovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Stone City getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Lucho Cal hit a great ball. Lucho Cal hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 71st minute of play forced Stone City's goalkeeper Dragomir Marchovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save ✩ Pep Team ✩ from getting a goal against them. Marcus Lindström made in the 77th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Meng Yao Ao. A sloppy throw-in by Amanda Ingesson in the 78th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Ville Manneroos. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Sultan-Mehmet Khan got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Franck Gamel was substituted for Jiang Nan Song. 83 minutes into the game, Meng Yao Ao threw the ball into play from the sideline. Stone City's Dalmacio Rufio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Sultan-Mehmet Khan might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dragomir Marchovski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sultan-Mehmet Khan ran back to his position shaking his head. Dragomir Marchovski 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 84th minute. Leon Matthäus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Spase Kastrati made a huge save. Stone City's Dragomir Marchovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 91st minute of play. A collision led to ✩ Pep Team ✩ getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Franck Gamel hit a great ball. Franck Gamel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dragomir Marchovski having to interfere.