World League

Baltic Arena
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Gianluca Scamacca made the kick off and thus started the match. Samba Fotboll U21's Sam Yang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig Rødal in the 10th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Gianluca Scamacca could shoot a difficult shot in the 16th minute, which Sam Yang however easily saved by the left post. Gianluca Scamacca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Sam Yang made a huge save. Claude Makélélé made in the 23rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Marco Paixão. In the 26th minute Marco Paixão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sam Yang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Jim Meck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Samba Fotboll U21's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A the free kick. In the 30th match minute, Samba Fotboll U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jim Meck to maneuver through the defense. Sam Yang acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 31st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Stig Rødal. Sam Yang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gianluca Scamacca in the 46th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gianluca Scamacca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sam Yang was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anders Örn to make the kick off. The supporters of KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A booed when Samba Fotboll U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sverker Siggman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 51st minute of the match Stig Rødal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sam Yang skillfully saved the ball. Franciszek Chuchro got a throw-in 55 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Elías Olsson. 60 minutes into the match, Anders Örn dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Eriberto Enol, 0-1. 66 minutes into the match, Gianluca Scamacca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sam Yang. Samba Fotboll U21's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gianluca Scamacca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 73 played minutes Samba Fotboll U21 got a freekick which was hit by Jim Meck. 75 minutes into the match, KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's Gianluca Scamacca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sam Yang narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Samba Fotboll U21's Anders Örn in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A's goalie prevented a goal. In the 80th minute of the match KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A got a corner. Samba Fotboll U21's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stig Rødal ran over to the corner to take the kick. Sam Yang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig Rødal, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 85th minute, Elías Olsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gianluca Scamacca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sam Yang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Paixão in the 90th minute of play. KS Lechia Gdańsk S.A were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.