Friendly League

Gazprom Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Wu Qi made the kick off and thus started the match. Vince Di Cola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Snell, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. With a little luck, Samurai's Vince Di Cola got control of the ball when Håkan Kjellman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Charles Forsman made in the 18th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Samurai's Rutger Vallander. In the 19th minute Wu Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zafer Hürsel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zafer Hürsel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timmy Henriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Vince Di Cola successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 25 minutes into the match, Wu Qi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel. Zafer Hürsel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timmy Henriksson in the 30th minute of play. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 33rd minute of play. Timmy Henriksson scored 0-4 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zafer Hürsel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan Bivall in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of Samurai booed when FC Zenit Saint Petersburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charles Forsman didn't get a good kick on the ball. The FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Samurai were winning 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Håkan Kjellman was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Samurai's Wu Qi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save FC Zenit Saint Petersburg from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Emander in the 58th minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Vince Di Cola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Allan Bivall took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zafer Hürsel. Zafer Hürsel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Zafer Hürsel was a little too slow when Wu Qi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 0-7. Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand was substituted for Timmy Henriksson. Zafer Hürsel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esbjörn Hultstrand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Zafer Hürsel 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 73rd minute. Zafer Hürsel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wu Qi's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wu Qi got free with Zafer Hürsel in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Peter Snell kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Zafer Hürsel made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Wu Qi sent off a good shot on target. Vince Di Cola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Ivarsson in the 81st minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Samurai's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Ivarsson came free, but Vince Di Cola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save FC Zenit Saint Petersburg from getting a goal against them. Vince Di Cola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Ivarsson in the 90th minute of the match. The FC Zenit Saint Petersburg fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Valentin Ivarsson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 96 minutes, Wu Qi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samurai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wu Qi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Samurai walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.