World League

Estadio Pucholandia
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Claudio-Paul Caniggia got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 2nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oliver Can prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jakov Bundev succeeded in the game's 4th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. 6 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goal looked a bit too open when Claudio-Paul Caniggia came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by ✩ Pep Team ✩'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Archie Litchfield was slow to take the kick. During this time Deportivo Pucho's players had a chance to rest. Sultan-Mehmet Khan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Spase Kastrati was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Archie Litchfield capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Archie Litchfield really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 20th minute of the match Deportivo Pucho 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. Archie Litchfield ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 23 played minutes ✩ Pep Team ✩ got a freekick which was hit by Jakov Bundev. Östen Stor'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 24th minute of play. With a little luck, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati got control of the ball when Claudio-Paul Caniggia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Spase Kastrati made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julio Tolino in the 28th minute. Oliver Can 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. 37 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pucho's goal looked a bit too open when Franck Gamel came free, but Oliver Can reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oliver Can showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Mourato in the 40th minute of the match. Oliver Can 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. 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.

Deportivo Pucho made a substitution. Ahmet Nasir Nesefi replaced Claudio-Paul Caniggia. The wind increased when Sultan-Mehmet Khan made the kick off in the second half. Spase Kastrati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Nasir Nesefi, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. A collision led to Deportivo Pucho getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Timoteo Eneko hit a great ball. Deportivo Pucho made a substitution. Inocencio Patxi replaced Timoteo Eneko. In the 59th minute, Timoteo Eneko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Franck Gamel got free with Oliver Can in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gustavo Mourato could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Oliver Can made a huge save. When Deportivo Pucho's Ahmet Nasir Nesefi in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 65th minute Sultan-Mehmet Khan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliver Can saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Spase Kastrati didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Östen Stor went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Sultan-Mehmet Khan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oliver Can having to make a save. Oliver Can was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sultan-Mehmet Khan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 70 minute of play. Deportivo Pucho made a substitution. Miguel Madruga replaced Julio Tolino. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustavo Mourato got free with Oliver Can in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Oliver Can showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Mourato in the 76th minute of the match. With a little luck, Deportivo Pucho's Oliver Can got control of the ball when Sultan-Mehmet Khan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Oliver Can made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franck Gamel in the 83rd minute of play. After some careless play in the ✩ Pep Team ✩ defense, Ahmet Nasir Nesefi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Spase Kastrati. The ✩ Pep Team ✩ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Spase Kastrati should have stopped the shot. 94 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pucho's goalkeeper Oliver Can had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jakov Bundev. In the 95th minute, Östen Stor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Deportivo Pucho fans cheered their team off the field, for while ✩ Pep Team ✩ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.