World League

Air Albania
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sultan-Mehmet Khan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Konrad Bubczyk 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. Spase Kastrati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Björklund in the 9th minute of play. Jiang Nan Song was extremely unlucky when he, in the 12th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 14th minute Tomas Björklund 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Konrad Bubczyk saved Mattis Magic Team from getting behind. In the 19th minute, one of Mattis Magic Team:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mattis Magic Team. When the match had been going on for 21 minutes, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Sultan-Mehmet Khan got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Konrad Bubczyk. In the 23rd minute Tibor Horváth 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jiang Nan Song got free with Konrad Bubczyk in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roch Komornicki in the 29th minute of play. If Sultan-Mehmet Khan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 34 minutes into the match, Mattis Magic Team's goal looked a bit too open when Sultan-Mehmet Khan came free, but Konrad Bubczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spase Kastrati stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pawel Raszek's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

If Sultan-Mehmet Khan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Konrad Bubczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goal looked a bit too open when Zacarias Junqueira came free, but Spase Kastrati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Konrad Bubczyk 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. If Sultan-Mehmet Khan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Spase Kastrati was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zacarias Junqueira showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 59 minute of play. In the 71st minute Piotr Rzeszutko 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sultan-Mehmet Khan in the 75th minute of play forced Mattis Magic Team's goalkeeper Konrad Bubczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Piotr Rzeszutko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Spase Kastrati made a huge save. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Jiang Nan Song got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Konrad Bubczyk 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. Konrad Bubczyk 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 88th minute.