World League

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 8456 (Terracing: 6343, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wu Qi started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timmy Henriksson in the 6th minute of play forced Machine Gun Kelly's goalkeeper Tadeo Udalaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Machine Gun Kelly's Tadeo Udalaitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Machine Gun Kelly from getting a goal against them. Wu Qi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tadeo Udalaitz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, Wu Qi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tadeo Udalaitz. Wu Qi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 23rd match minute, Samurai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Bivall to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Conrado Erramun made a precise shot to the right of Vince Di Cola. Samurai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 38 minutes into the match, Machine Gun Kelly's goal looked a bit too open when Wu Qi came free, but Tadeo Udalaitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Wu Qi notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Machine Gun Kelly's Tadeo Udalaitz. Tadeo Udalaitz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Samurai's attentive Esbjörn Hultstrand managed to snatch the ball when Dalmacio Osasun made a throw-in in the 41st minute of the game. After having played for 46 minutes, Conrado Erramun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Machine Gun Kelly's supporters crossed their fingers, but Conrado Erramun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Conrado Erramun to strike the kick off in the second half. Tadeo Udalaitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Henriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Tadeo Udalaitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timmy Henriksson in the 55th minute of the match. The supporters of Machine Gun Kelly booed when Samurai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Morgan Vassenius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Machine Gun Kelly's Rolando Azevedo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Morgan Vassenius, made in the 60th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Sá in the 61st minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Vince Di Cola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samurai made a substitution. Åke Hamnberg replaced Hernán Grana. Martin Oihan made in the 66th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Samurai's Alto Wing. Machine Gun Kelly's Tadeo Udalaitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timmy Henriksson in the 72nd minute of play. Vince Di Cola stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aristides Boniel's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute Timmy Henriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeo Udalaitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aristides Boniel in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vince Di Cola prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by Samurai's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aristides Boniel was slow to take the kick. During this time Machine Gun Kelly's players had a chance to rest. In the 90th minute, Rutger Vallander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute, Wu Qi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vince Di Cola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Lizer in the 97th minute.