Friendly League

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kaj Hård kicked off to start the match. If Atakan Pepe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lars Norberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wu Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Kaj Hård made a precise shot to the right of Vince Di Cola. Samurai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Wu Qi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lars Norberg. That made the score 1-1 in the 20 minute of play. Samurai's attentive Abram Cadabra managed to snatch the ball when Rickard Alefors made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. After 24 minutes of play, Samurai's Wu Qi made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lars Norberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! 28 minutes into the match, Samurai's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Nordkvist came free, but Vince Di Cola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wu Qi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Lars Norberg made a huge save. Vince Di Cola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atakan Pepe in the 35th minute of the match. Vince Di Cola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven Nordkvist in the 38th minute of the match. Lars Norberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wu Qi in the 43rd minute. Wu Qi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lars Norberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. After having played for 48 minutes, Wu Qi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samurai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wu Qi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Wu Qi made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wu Qi in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lars Norberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lars Norberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Bivall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Samurai's Allan Bivall, in the 57th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Samurai. Lars Norberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wu Qi, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Samurai's Wu Qi got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lars Norberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 59th minute of play. Lars Norberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Skytt, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The supporters of Samurai booed when spikarna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kaj Hård didn't get a good kick on the ball. Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand was substituted for Wu Qi. In the 67th match minute, spikarna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaj Hård to maneuver through the defense. Lars Norberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esbjörn Hultstrand in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Esbjörn Hultstrand left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Samurai fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Vince Di Cola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kaj Hård in the 76th minute. The supporters of Samurai booed when spikarna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niklas Söderberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esbjörn Hultstrand in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lars Norberg saved spikarna from getting behind. In the 84th minute Samurai were awarded a corner. Allan Bivall went to the cornerflag to take it. Samurai's Allan Bivall was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lars Norberg in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Konrad Lewicki thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Lars Norberg, a very annoying self made goal in the 84th minute which led to 4-1. The throw-in from Rickard Alefors in the 91st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Samurai's Abram Cadabra. If Esbjörn Hultstrand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 96 minutes into the match, spikarna's goal looked a bit too open when Esbjörn Hultstrand came free, but Lars Norberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Samurai had won after a very even match.