U23 World League

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 10851 (Terracing: 8140, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wu Qi kicked off to start the match. Surahammar's Mark Brovall managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Cafu Dolar in the 3 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Qi in the 5th minute of play forced Surahammar's goalkeeper Carl Engström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Victor Santxol notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Samurai's Bai Kun De. Bai Kun De was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 13 minutes into the game, Samurai's Wu Qi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carl Engström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Samurai's Bai Kun De played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vincent Benett in the 16th minute of play. Bai Kun De showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Benett, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 刘德华 Wu hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Wu Qi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Samurai's supporters rose to their feet, but Wu Qi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carl Engström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 21 minutes into the game, Wu Qi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Carl Engström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wu Qi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Carl Engström 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 26th minute. In the 28th minute Victor Santxol 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. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Victor Santxol put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Bai Kun De. Carl Engström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wu Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samurai's Bai Kun De played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jens Back in the 38th minute of play. Surahammar's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Wu Qi 41 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-2. Samurai's 刘德华 Wu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Mark Brovall in the 44 minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Victor Santxol made a kick off. Carl Engström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pat Lloret in the 52nd minute of play. Surahammar's Carl Engström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 54th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Wu Qi 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: 4-2. Surahammar made a substitution. Folke Skröder replaced Jens Back. Carl Engström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wu Qi in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 63rdth minute of the game Wu Qi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Surahammar's Carl Engström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Samurai made a substitution. Okoyomon Charles p'Bitek replaced Gunnar Löfgren. Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand was substituted for Timmy Henriksson. After a rather tough play, Samurai's Pat Lloret got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 74th minute, Wu Qi made a precise shot to the right of Carl Engström. Surahammar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-2. Wu Qi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bai Kun De came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Surahammar's Vincent Benett. But to his dismay, Vincent Benett quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-3. In the 82nd minute, André Pettersson made a precise shot to the right of Bai Kun De. Samurai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-4. Bai Kun De made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Benett in the 87th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Wu Qi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carl Engström was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-4. Mark Brovall kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Surahammar's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.