Friendly League

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maxim Tsigalko made the kick off which started today's match. Wilhelm Galle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Tsigalko in the 4th minute of play. If Zhuo Ke Le had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 6 minutes, Sebastian Käller managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kind of Blue's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Käller was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 7 minutes into the match, Sebastian Käller 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. 16 minutes into the game, Samurai's Maxim Tsigalko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wilhelm Galle made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Timmy Henriksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Wilhelm Galle made a huge save. If Sebastian Käller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Käller in the 21st minute of play forced Samurai's goalkeeper Vince Di Cola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Kind of Blue's Kjell Tingberg got a free kick in the 30th minute. Kind of Blue made a substitution. Anastasios Pallini replaced Jonny Lagerberg. Kjell Tingberg hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Maxim Tsigalko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anastasios Pallini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vince Di Cola having to interfere. Vince Di Cola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Käller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sebastian Käller stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Wilhelm Galle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Tsigalko in the 51st minute of play. 54 minutes into the game, Morgan Vassenius 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 Kind of Blue the free kick. The supporters of Kind of Blue booed when Samurai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Morgan Vassenius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maxim Tsigalko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Kind of Blue's Tonhão Rodrigues got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Samurai's Åke Hamnberg was substituted for Hernán Grana. Samurai's Wu Qi was substituted for Maxim Tsigalko. After 64 played minutes Kind of Blue got a freekick which was hit by Tonhão Rodrigues. 70 minutes into the match, Sebastian Käller dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vince Di Cola, 1-2. Kind of Blue made a substitution. Horea Boian replaced Anastasios Pallini. In the 77th minute of the match Kind of Blue got a corner. Samurai's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joacim Hansson ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Sebastian Käller managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Samurai's Vince Di Cola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Käller in the 79th minute of play. Vince Di Cola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Käller in the 81st minute. With a little luck, Samurai's Vince Di Cola got control of the ball when Sebastian Käller tried to sneak it across the goal line. The throw-in from Morgan Vassenius in the 91st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Kind of Blue's Tonhão Rodrigues. Samurai's Vince Di Cola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Käller in the 96th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Kind of Blue players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.