World League

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 8464 (Terracing: 6349, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Deilmison van Basten took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxim Tsigalko in the 4th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodriguinho Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Tsigalko in the 8th minute of play. The supporters of ATHLETICO PRaiano booed when Samurai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Bivall didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Bivall in the 14th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan Bivall in the 14th minute of play. Rodriguinho Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timmy Henriksson in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to Samurai getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Hermengildo Huly hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, Vitor Beckenbauer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxim Tsigalko in the 22nd minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vince Di Cola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralf Albäck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ATHLETICO PRaiano's attentive Vilhelm Skoog managed to snatch the ball when Morgan Vassenius made a throw-in in the 25th minute of the game. Denílson Magalhães took the ball and in the 26 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 1-0. Rodriguinho Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxim Tsigalko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29thth minute of the game Maxim Tsigalko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 31st minute, Allan Bivall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deilmison van Basten in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vince Di Cola saved Samurai from getting behind. Ralf Albäck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Vince Di Cola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Deilmison van Basten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Vince Di Cola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Maxim Tsigalko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maxim Tsigalko made a kick off. Deilmison van Basten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Allan Bivall got free with Rodriguinho Sousa in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 57 minutes into the game, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Deilmison van Basten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vince Di Cola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Samurai's Jens-Ove Blomqvist managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gu Zhan Cheng in the 60 minute of the game. Vince Di Cola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Vince Di Cola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralf Albäck in the 70th minute of play. Rodriguinho Sousa 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 73rd minute. Rodriguinho Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Bivall in the 76th minute of play. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save ATHLETICO PRaiano from getting a goal against them. After 82 played minutes Samurai got a freekick which was hit by Andres Gergori. Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand was substituted for Timmy Henriksson. Samurai made a substitution. Wu Qi replaced Maxim Tsigalko. In the 83rd match minute, Samurai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andres Gergori to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, Samurai's goal looked a bit too open when Gu Zhan Cheng came free, but Vince Di Cola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deilmison van Basten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Vince Di Cola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goal looked a bit too open when Wu Qi came free, but Rodriguinho Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodriguinho Sousa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wu Qi in the 94th minute. ATHLETICO PRaiano were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Samurai for a fine match.