U23 World League

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) Samurai's Wu Qi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Kristoffer Martinsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wu Qi in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute of the match Samurai got a corner. 1910 Di Blåe's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pat Lloret ran over to the corner to take the kick. Samurai's Bai Kun De played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patryk Zgonina in the 10th minute of play. Bai Kun De showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kjell-Arne Edström, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 14th minute of the game 刘德华 Wu made a throw-in which Pat Lloret played forward. Wu Qi might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kristoffer Martinsson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wu Qi ran back to his position shaking his head. Kristoffer Martinsson 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 20th minute. In the 21stth minute of the game Wu Qi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 1910 Di Blåe's Kristoffer Martinsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 24 played minutes 1910 Di Blåe got a freekick which was hit by Hao Feng Yu. 27 minutes into the game, one of 1910 Di Blåe:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 31 minutes into the match, 1910 Di Blåe's goal looked a bit too open when Wu Qi came free, but Kristoffer Martinsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristoffer Martinsson was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Wu Qi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wu Qi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Kristoffer Martinsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pat Lloret in the 37th minute of play. Timmy Henriksson scored 3-0 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kristoffer Martinsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bai Kun De showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from He Xiao, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joakim Boklund to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, 1910 Di Blåe's goal looked a bit too open when Wu Qi came free, but Kristoffer Martinsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Samurai booed when 1910 Di Blåe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frodo Di Marco didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to 1910 Di Blåe getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Frodo Di Marco hit a great ball. Kristoffer Martinsson 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 68th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esbjörn Hultstrand in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kristoffer Martinsson saved 1910 Di Blåe from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Boklund in the 74th minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Bai Kun De to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Boklund in the 78th minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Bai Kun De to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristoffer Martinsson 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 81st minute. 1910 Di Blåe made a substitution. Jens-Ove Malm replaced Joakim Boklund. 1910 Di Blåe made a substitution. Nils-Åke Lundgren replaced Kjell-Arne Edström. Fábio Grosso made in the 89th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Samurai's Rutger Vallander. The supporters of 1910 Di Blåe booed when Samurai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taha Campbell didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by John Strömbom in the 91st minute really tested Bai Kun De's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. A collision led to 1910 Di Blåe getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Hao Feng Yu hit a great ball. 1910 Di Blåe's Kristoffer Martinsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 95th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Samurai had won after a very even match.