World League

Pepsi Arena
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) Paul Holmstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timos Kazantzou in the 5th minute of the match. Paul Holmstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timos Kazantzou in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, FC Pepsi's goal looked a bit too open when Hernan Oroitz came free, but Paul Holmstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cao Rong Jian hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, FC Pepsi's goal looked a bit too open when Timos Kazantzou came free, but Paul Holmstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 13 played minutes BAŞBUĞ got a freekick which was hit by Bartosz Lange. In the 14th minute of the match, Lv Yuan Kuan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marco Recio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 17 minutes into the match, BAŞBUĞ's Hernan Oroitz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paul Holmstedt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 22 minutes into the game, BAŞBUĞ's Timos Kazantzou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paul Holmstedt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Timos Kazantzou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marco Recio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lv Yuan Kuan's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Lucente in the 32nd minute of play forced BAŞBUĞ's goalkeeper Marco Recio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Kanu Kanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Recio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 39th minute, Hernan Oroitz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paul Holmstedt was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Joshua Sammut Castelletti sped through BAŞBUĞ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Recio. After 46 minutes, Timos Kazantzou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BAŞBUĞ and the FC Pepsi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, BAŞBUĞ's Timos Kazantzou got a free kick in the 46th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kanu Kanu to strike the kick off in the second half. Paul Holmstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timos Kazantzou, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 63 minutes into the match, FC Pepsi's goal looked a bit too open when Timos Kazantzou came free, but Paul Holmstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to BAŞBUĞ getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Hernan Oroitz hit a great ball. BAŞBUĞ's Enis Behiç Nizami was substituted for Hernan Oroitz. BAŞBUĞ's Hüseyin Can Orak was substituted for Romain Van Achteren. 68 minutes into the match, Hubert Ekerot had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Recio. BAŞBUĞ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hubert Ekerot was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. 70 minutes into the match, FC Pepsi's goalkeeper Paul Holmstedt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enis Behiç Nizami. FC Pepsi's Kurt Lundin was substituted for Lv Yuan Kuan. 78 minutes into the match, FC Pepsi's goal looked a bit too open when Timos Kazantzou came free, but Paul Holmstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paul Holmstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hüseyin Can Orak, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Timos Kazantzou who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 81stth minute tested the skills of Paul Holmstedt when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 86th minute FC Pepsi were awarded a corner. Lars Hedlund went to the cornerflag to take it. FC Pepsi's Lars Hedlund was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marco Recio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Marco Recio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Lundin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Recio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Lundin in the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Lucente in the 92nd minute of play forced BAŞBUĞ's goalkeeper Marco Recio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Holmstedt made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Timos Kazantzou sent off a good shot on target. There was no doubt that FC Pepsi were the better team. FC Pepsi's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.