World League

Stadio Ennio Tardini
Spectators: 8442 (Terracing: 6333, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) Samurai's Maxim Tsigalko started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Samurai's goal looked a bit too open when Roni Ronaldinho came free, but Vince Di Cola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vince Di Cola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roni Ronaldinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Samurai's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roni Ronaldinho was slow to take the kick. During this time Chinese CJ Youth Academy's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Tytus Orling heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Timmy Henriksson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vince Di Cola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roni Ronaldinho in the 15th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maxim Tsigalko in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frank Frankfurter saved Chinese CJ Youth Academy from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maxim Tsigalko in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frank Frankfurter saved Chinese CJ Youth Academy from getting behind. Vince Di Cola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roni Ronaldinho in the 21st minute of the match. Hermengildo Huly sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the match, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Maxim Tsigalko came free, but Frank Frankfurter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joaquin Blanco kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Vince Di Cola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roni Ronaldinho in the 29th minute. Tytus Orling could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Vince Di Cola made a huge save. Bai Feng Xiang made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Samurai's Alto Wing. The audience was convinced that Timmy Henriksson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frank Frankfurter was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 34thth minute of the game Timmy Henriksson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Frank Frankfurter was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edinson Haaland in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vince Di Cola prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A sloppy throw-in by Bai Feng Xiang in the 39th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Samurai's Hermengildo Huly. Frank Frankfurter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxim Tsigalko, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Bai Feng Xiang got a throw-in 43 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Tytus Orling. In the 45th minute Roni Ronaldinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vince Di Cola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Roni Ronaldinho in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edinson Haaland stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Samurai getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Jens-Ove Blomqvist hit a great ball. In the 57th minute, Maxim Tsigalko 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. In the 60th minute, Maxim Tsigalko 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. Vince Di Cola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tytus Orling, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Frank Frankfurter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allan Bivall in the 65th minute of the match. Vince Di Cola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roni Ronaldinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Samurai were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Chinese CJ Youth Academy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Allan Bivall took the corner. After taking down the ball on Samurai's corner Allan Bivall fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Frank Frankfurter quite easily take care of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Samurai's Wu Qi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Frank Frankfurter. That made the score 1-1 after 72 minutes of play. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Lucjan Falkiewicz was substituted for Tytus Orling. Wu Qi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Frank Frankfurter made a huge save. Frank Frankfurter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wu Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the match, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's goalkeeper Frank Frankfurter had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wu Qi. If Wu Qi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 90th 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. 1-2. The Samurai players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.