U18 League

El Arsenal
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Freeman Mächler started the match with the kick off. Flavian Fäh made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Etienne Van Thomme sent off a good shot on target. Andrew Lepage took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roman Seiderer. Roman Seiderer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Flavian Fäh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ole Rabe in the 11th minute. Roman Seiderer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Freeman Mächler in the 13th minute of play. Ferris Bieber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Seiderer having to interfere. Flavian Fäh was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Ole Rabe capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ole Rabe really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. When Simon Sonevoga fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Espen Steelers's protests and gave Simon Sonevoga a yellow card for diving instead. After 22 played minutes Espen Steelers got a freekick which was hit by Simon Sonevoga. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ole Rabe in the 23rd minute of play forced Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Flavian Fäh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Marcel Manninger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freeman Mächler in the 27th minute of play forced ΔΓЅΣ∏ ΔLLΔ ∏GΣGG's goalkeeper Roman Seiderer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrew Lepage took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roman Seiderer. Roman Seiderer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The supporters of ΔΓЅΣ∏ ΔLLΔ ∏GΣGG booed when Espen Steelers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raphael Aregger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Griffin Melliger replaced Simon Sonevoga. In the 39th minute, Raphael Aregger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute, Andrew Lepage made a precise shot to the right of Roman Seiderer. ΔΓЅΣ∏ ΔLLΔ ∏GΣGG's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Ferris Bieber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dominik Korsus to make the kick off. Roman Seiderer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bryan Rohner, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Freeman Mächler was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 59th minute. Espen Steelers's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a rather tough play, Espen Steelers's Andrew Lepage got a free kick in the 61st minute. ΔΓЅΣ∏ ΔLLΔ ∏GΣGG made a substitution. Johann Zöllner replaced Ole Rabe. After 62 played minutes Espen Steelers got a freekick which was hit by Andrew Lepage. Flavian Fäh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Etienne Van Thomme in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to ΔΓЅΣ∏ ΔLLΔ ∏GΣGG getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Michael Schreer hit a great ball. Espen Steelers's Hubert Gartenmann got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hubert Gartenmann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Roman Seiderer made a huge save. In the 80th minute, Johann Zöllner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ΔΓЅΣ∏ ΔLLΔ ∏GΣGG's Roman Seiderer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save ΔΓЅΣ∏ ΔLLΔ ∏GΣGG from getting a goal against them. Roman Seiderer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bryan Rohner in the 84th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the game, Ferris Bieber recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Roman Seiderer. Ferris Bieber showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. When the match was over Espen Steelers could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ΔΓЅΣ∏ ΔLLΔ ∏GΣGG throughout the match.