U23 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 10000 (Terracing: 7500, Seating: 2300, VIP seats: 200) Kanu van Beek started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Samurai's attentive Taha Campbell managed to snatch the ball when Ni Xu made a throw-in in the 5th minute of the game. Hu Chao Hai didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wu Qi went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 11th minute Pat Lloret shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hu Chao Hai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bai Kun De came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Het Koffiehuis's Maxime Vrints. But to his dismay, Maxime Vrints quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timmy Henriksson in the 15th minute of play forced Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Hu Chao Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wu Qi took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hu Chao Hai. Hu Chao Hai dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Andres Gergori hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Hu Chao Hai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 27th minute of play. Hu Chao Hai 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 33rd minute, Het Koffiehuis's Bob Thielens ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bai Kun De. Bai Kun De yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. With a little luck, Samurai's Bai Kun De got control of the ball when Bob Thielens tried to sneak it across the goal line. Samurai's Bai Kun De proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Samurai from getting a goal against them. If Wu Qi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Samurai's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pat Lloret in the 55th minute. Hu Chao Hai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pat Lloret in the 57th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Ni Xu in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Samurai's Taha Campbell. Wu Qi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Hu Chao Hai made a huge save. Het Koffiehuis made a substitution. Paulus Van Hove replaced Bob Thielens. Ni Xu hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Wu Qi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Hu Chao Hai made a huge save. 67 minutes into the match, Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Hu Chao Hai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wu Qi. Bai Kun De showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxime Vrints in the 72nd minute of the match. Samurai's attentive Taha Campbell managed to snatch the ball when Ni Xu made a throw-in in the 77th minute of the game. Bai Kun De made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kanu van Beek in the 79th minute of play. In the 82nd minute Paulus Van Hove 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. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Hu Chao Hai, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Het Koffiehuis's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pat Lloret was slow to take the kick. During this time Samurai's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand to a score. 3-3 in the 88th minute. In the 90thth minute of the game Wu Qi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Het Koffiehuis's Hu Chao Hai was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulus Van Hove in the 92nd minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Bai Kun De to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Samurai booed when Het Koffiehuis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ni Xu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Het Koffiehuis's Hu Chao Hai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Het Koffiehuis from getting a goal against them. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.