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Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 8574 (Terracing: 6432, Seating: 1971, VIP seats: 171) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Timmy Henriksson started the match with the kick off. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Clas Nørstrup sped through Samurai's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vince Di Cola. Vince Di Cola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clas Nørstrup in the 7th minute of play. Svante Stenqvist 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 14th minute. Esbjörn Hultstrand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Svante Stenqvist made a huge save. Esbjörn Hultstrand fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Svante Stenqvist having to interfere. Vince Di Cola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Motta, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 28 minutes into the game, Esbjörn Hultstrand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Svante Stenqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Qi Yang Guang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Clas Nørstrup blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vince Di Cola having to make a save. Vince Di Cola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clas Nørstrup in the 33rd minute of play. Alexandre Motta took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vince Di Cola. Vince Di Cola 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. Vince Di Cola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zygmunt Wrzosek in the 37th minute of the match. Allan Bivall struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Svante Stenqvist didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Samurai. Timmy Henriksson took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Svante Stenqvist. Svante Stenqvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Clas Nørstrup to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Söderhall's goalkeeper Svante Stenqvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 53 minutes into the match, Samurai's Wu Qi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Svante Stenqvist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 55th minute Wu Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svante Stenqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qi Yang Guangs short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Vince Di Cola to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Söderhall's Svante Stenqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Wrzosek in the 66th minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Vince Di Cola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the game, Wu Qi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Svante Stenqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Samurai made a substitution. Maxim Tsigalko replaced Wu Qi. Vince Di Cola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zygmunt Wrzosek in the 77th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Söderhall's goal looked a bit too open when Maxim Tsigalko came free, but Svante Stenqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Samurai's Maxim Tsigalko in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Söderhall's goalie prevented a goal. After 86 minutes of play, Samurai's Maxim Tsigalko made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Svante Stenqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! 96 minutes into the game, Sven-Åke Alebeck recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vince Di Cola. Sven-Åke Alebeck showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-3. Samurai were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Söderhall for a fine match.