World League

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 8507 (Terracing: 6381, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wu Qi kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, En avant de guingamp's Shi Guo Wen got control of the ball when Timmy Henriksson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 6th match minute, Samurai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timmy Henriksson to maneuver through the defense. Vince Di Cola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ni Jun Liang in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ni Jun Liang in the 9th minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Vince Di Cola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Samurai booed when En avant de guingamp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaétan Jeannot didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in En avant de guingamp's zone, Allan Bivall stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shi Guo Wen came out of the goal and Allan Bivall tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Wu Qi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Shi Guo Wen. That made the score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Wu Qi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Shi Guo Wen, 2-0. Shi Guo Wen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 21st minute of play. With an all-out effort, Samurai's Shi Guo Wen threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Wu Qi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The crowd rose to their feet as Samurai's Wu Qi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Shi Guo Wen. That made the score 3-0 after 23 minutes of play. Vince Di Cola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antônio Carlos Almeida in the 26th minute of play. Vince Di Cola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Carlos Almeida in the 26th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Wu Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shi Guo Wen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shi Guo Wen 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 31st minute. 36 minutes into the match, Samurai's goal looked a bit too open when Ni Jun Liang came free, but Vince Di Cola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shi Guo Wen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wu Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ni Jun Liang to strike the kick off in the second half. Timmy Henriksson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Qi in the 60th minute of play forced En avant de guingamp's goalkeeper Shi Guo Wen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Timmy Henriksson in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shi Guo Wen saved En avant de guingamp from getting behind. 70 minutes into the match, Samurai's goalkeeper Vince Di Cola had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ni Jun Liang. 71 minutes into the game, Wu Qi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Samurai's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave En avant de guingamp the free kick. Antônio Carlos Almeida could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Vince Di Cola made a huge save. If Antônio Carlos Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute Esbjörn Hultstrand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shi Guo Wen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Esbjörn Hultstrand sped through En avant de guingamp's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Shi Guo Wen. If Denizhan Ünüvar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, Wu Qi made a precise shot to the right of Shi Guo Wen. En avant de guingamp's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Samurai's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.