World League

Atanasio Girardot
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlos Alberto Azevedo kicked off to start the match. Teodoro Peio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alf Klint in the 5th minute of the match. Teodoro Peio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lv Yuan Kuan in the 7th minute of play. In the 10th minute Joshua Sammut Castelletti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodoro Peio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul Holmstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Sasoin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teodoro Peio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Yuan Kuan in the 16th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, FC Pepsi's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomero Rodas came free, but Paul Holmstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Atlético Nacional were awarded a corner. Baldomero Rodas went to the cornerflag to take it. Baldomero Rodas made a great header on Atlético Nacional's corner, it was just that FC Pepsi's Paul Holmstedt managed to reach the ball for a save. 22 minutes into the match, Atlético Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Yuan Kuan came free, but Teodoro Peio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lars Hedlund kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Baldomero Rodas, 26 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Atlético Nacional's Teodoro Peio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joshua Sammut Castelletti in the 35th minute of play. Teodoro Peio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kanu Kanu in the 39th minute of the match. When FC Pepsi's Kanu Kanu in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético Nacional's goalie prevented a goal. In the 40th minute Lv Yuan Kuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodoro Peio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, FC Pepsi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kanu Kanu to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Vicente Sasoin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paul Holmstedt was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Kanu Kanu made the kick off in the second half. Celestino Rudolfo's late challenge caught a FC Pepsi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celestino Rudolfo helped the player get up and apologised. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Atlético Nacional! The goalkeeper, Teodoro Peio, was totally fooled by FC Pepsi's Lars Hedlund, who 55 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Teodoro Peio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lv Yuan Kuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Teodoro Peio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kanu Kanu in the 64th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Nacional's zone, Hubert Ekerot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teodoro Peio came out of the goal and Hubert Ekerot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC Pepsi's Paul Holmstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldomero Rodas in the 68th minute of play. Teodoro Peio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kanu Kanu in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute Vicente Sasoin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Holmstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul Holmstedt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Alberto Azevedo went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. FC Pepsi's Paul Holmstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto Azevedo in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, FC Pepsi's Kurt Lundin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Teodoro Peio. Teodoro Peio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Atlético Nacional's Teodoro Peio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Nacional from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Atlético Nacional's Primitivo Mendez got a free kick in the 86th minute. A collision led to Atlético Nacional getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Higinio Ofelio hit a great ball. Kanu Kanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Teodoro Peio made a huge save. A collision led to FC Pepsi getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Hubert Ekerot hit a great ball. Atlético Nacional's Teodoro Peio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Nacional from getting a goal against them. Vicente Sasoin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Paul Holmstedt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Pepsi's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.