World League

Air Albania
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tana Rede took the kick off in the first half of the match. Spase Kastrati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tana Rede in the 5th minute of play. In the 16thth minute of the game Sultan-Mehmet Khan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Granadero10's Alfredinho Cavalcante was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sultan-Mehmet Khan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Alfredinho Cavalcante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to ✩ Pep Team ✩ getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Guillermo Chuse hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fredrik Masculier in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Spase Kastrati saved ✩ Pep Team ✩ from getting behind. Alfredinho Cavalcante 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 31st minute. Spase Kastrati came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Granadero10's Fredrik Masculier. But to his dismay, Fredrik Masculier quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Spase Kastrati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tana Rede in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match Granadero10 got a corner. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vítor Antunes ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of Granadero10 booed when ✩ Pep Team ✩ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jiang Nan Song didn't get a good kick on the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sultan-Mehmet Khan to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Granadero10's Iwo Kaparelis got a free kick in the 51st minute. Gustavo Mourato took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alfredinho Cavalcante. Granadero10's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Laerte Soeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. A collision led to Granadero10 getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Laerte Soeiro hit a great ball. In the 69th minute Sultan-Mehmet Khan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredinho Cavalcante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute, Sultan-Mehmet Khan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Granadero10 made a substitution. Norberto Simão replaced Vítor Antunes. A collision led to ✩ Pep Team ✩ getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Sultan-Mehmet Khan hit a great ball. Alfredinho Cavalcante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Nan Song in the 75th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ✩ Pep Team ✩'s zone, Emerson Velasco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spase Kastrati came out of the goal and Emerson Velasco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Granadero10 made a substitution. Erick Cavero replaced Laerte Soeiro. Sultan-Mehmet Khan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alfredinho Cavalcante read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. The supporters of ✩ Pep Team ✩ booed when Granadero10 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severino Messias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sultan-Mehmet Khan took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfredinho Cavalcante. Alfredinho Cavalcante dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 93rd minute of the match, Norberto Simão tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Spase Kastrati saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Severino Messias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Spase Kastrati having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Granadero10's zone, Sultan-Mehmet Khan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredinho Cavalcante came out of the goal and Sultan-Mehmet Khan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Granadero10 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ✩ Pep Team ✩.