U18 League

Thunders Field
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabricius Meuti kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes B68 Toftir got a freekick which was hit by Christopher Zehnder. Benjamin Eckstein's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but August Ritter firmly grabbed it by the left post. August Ritter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Eckstein in the 7th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, Conrad Gremion was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. B68 Toftir's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave International Thunders the free kick. A collision led to B68 Toftir getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Conrad Gremion hit a great ball. In the 19th minute, Colin Schwarz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. August Ritter was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 23rd minute Colin Schwarz suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. During the 23rd minute of the match Christopher Zehnder completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Christopher Zehnder a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. International Thunders made a substitution. Tobi Pircher replaced Colin Schwarz. Christopher Zehnder kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. August Ritter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Eckstein, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Maximilian Beier's late challenge caught a International Thunders's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maximilian Beier helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of International Thunders booed when B68 Toftir was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximilian Beier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andi Zeqiri hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Tobi Pircher succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 39th playminute. In the 42nd minute Benjamin Eckstein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but August Ritter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benjamin Eckstein scored 3-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of August Ritter, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, B68 Toftir's Glen Barth got a free kick 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 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tim-Oliver Mayrhofer to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute of the match, Fabricius Meuti tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mario Grebe saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Tim-Oliver Mayrhofer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Vonwyl in the 65th minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Mario Grebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Benjamin Eckstein ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. August Ritter was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. 72 minutes into the match, B68 Toftir's goal looked a bit too open when Tim-Oliver Mayrhofer came free, but August Ritter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. August Ritter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Eckstein, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabricius Meuti in the 81st minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Mario Grebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conrad Gremion got his second yellow card in the match during the 82nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. August Ritter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Eckstein, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the game, Benjamin Eckstein cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. August Ritter was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. International Thunders's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.