U23 World League

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wu Qi kicked off to start the match. Timmy Henrikssons short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Oto Pattama to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 7 minutes into the match, Samurai's goal looked a bit too open when Moisés Marquez came free, but Bai Kun De reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valpo UXX were furious when Estefan Colsa was red carded, 13 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Valpo UXX! Wu Qi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Oto Pattama came out and tried to block the shot, but Wu Qi slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 14th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Wu Qi notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Valpo UXX's Oto Pattama. Oto Pattama was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rutger Vallander could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Oto Pattama made a huge save. Samurai were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Valpo UXX's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pat Lloret took the corner. Pat Lloret made a great header on Samurai's corner, it was just that Valpo UXX's Oto Pattama managed to reach the ball for a save. Samurai's Bai Kun De played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radamel Oakley in the 28th minute of play. In the 30th minute Radamel Oakley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bai Kun De saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bai Kun De showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radamel Oakley in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Radamel Oakley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bai Kun De saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wu Qi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oto Pattama having to make a save. In the 46th minute Wu Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oto Pattama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pat Lloret hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Moisés Marquez to strike the kick off in the second half. Bai Kun De showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kazimierz Patora in the 51st minute of the match. Jaime Estebano kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Pat Lloret ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oto Pattama was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. 60 minutes into the game, Wu Qi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Oto Pattama was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Samurai made a substitution. Okoyomon Charles p'Bitek replaced Gunnar Löfgren. Valpo UXX made a substitution. Alarico Mac Courtney replaced Moisés Marquez. Valpo UXX's Black Noir was substituted for Jaime Estebano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alarico Mac Courtney in the 67th minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Bai Kun De to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Valpo UXX's goal looked a bit too open when Pat Lloret came free, but Oto Pattama reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valpo UXX's Oto Pattama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pat Lloret in the 74th minute of play. Oto Pattama showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pat Lloret in the 76th minute of the match. Cristiano Ronaldinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Bai Kun De made a huge save. In the 78th minute, Gucci Prada 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: 5-1. Oto Pattama made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 81st minute of play. Oto Pattama showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pat Lloret, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Bai Kun De made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristiano Ronaldinho in the 95th minute. Samurai were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Valpo UXX for a fine match.