World League

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 8455 (Terracing: 6342, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wu Qi got the match started through his kick off. Ladislao Gines fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vince Di Cola having to interfere. Jude Crocker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wu Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute of the match Samurai got a corner. Creekers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Allan Bivall ran over to the corner to take the kick. Samurai's Allan Bivall was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jude Crocker in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A hard shot 9 in the game by Maxim Tsigalko from a close distance when the talented Jude Crocker managed to make a qualified save. Creekers's players were relieved. Wu Qi might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jude Crocker. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wu Qi ran back to his position shaking his head. Jude Crocker made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Wu Qi sent off a good shot on target. 15 minutes into the match, Felo Riquelme notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Samurai's Vince Di Cola. Vince Di Cola was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Creekers's Jude Crocker proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Creekers from getting a goal against them. Jude Crocker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wu Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vince Di Cola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Gines, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samurai's Vince Di Cola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ksawery Tyszka in the 23rd minute of play. When Creekers's Ksawery Tyszka in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Samurai's goalie prevented a goal. In the 29th minute Wu Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jude Crocker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Creekers's goalkeeper Jude Crocker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maxim Tsigalko. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wu Qi got free with Jude Crocker in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jude Crocker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wu Qi in the 39th minute of the match. Creekers's Jude Crocker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wu Qi in the 42nd minute of play. With a little luck, Creekers's Jude Crocker got control of the ball when Wu Qi tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ladislao Gines to make the kick off. Creekers's Jude Crocker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxim Tsigalko in the 55th minute of play. Jude Crocker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maxim Tsigalko's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Samurai's goal looked a bit too open when Riley Trotter came free, but Vince Di Cola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Leevi Kampman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Samurai's Åke Hamnberg was substituted for Hernán Grana. Leevi Kampman kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Ksawery Tyszka kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Creekers's Reynaldo Driscoll was substituted for Ladislao Gines. In the 73rd minute, Allan Bivall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 79 minutes into the game, Samurai's Timmy Henriksson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jude Crocker made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Creekers's Riley Trotter got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jude Crocker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wu Qi in the 88th minute of the match. After 91 minutes of play, Creekers's Reynaldo Driscoll made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vince Di Cola was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jude Crocker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wu Qi in the 94th minute of the match. Creekers's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.