U18 World League

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raphael Leupi started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, Urbain Sennrich mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Uetendorf Wanderers and the ★Independiente Ψ★ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Urbain Sennrich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Teodosio Pudes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Gerard Salvatei made a huge save. Rodrigo Rey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Heffliger, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Gerard Salvatei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donato Gorbea in the 20th minute. Rodrigo Rey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raphael Leupi, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Jans in the 27th minute of play forced ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalkeeper Rodrigo Rey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 29 minutes into the game, when Ermegildo Felipo put in a rough tackle. The supporters of Uetendorf Wanderers booed when ★Independiente Ψ★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ermegildo Felipo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute, Beltrame Graber 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. Rodrigo Rey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Heffliger in the 34th minute of play. Donato Gorbea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerard Salvatei having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teodosio Pudes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Martin Heffliger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Rey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Martin Heffliger came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Uetendorf Wanderers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Martin Heffliger couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Donato Gorbea got a free kick in the 58th minute. A collision led to ★Independiente Ψ★ getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Valentin Escobar hit a great ball. Uetendorf Wanderers's Beltrame Graber broke free in the 61st minute of the match and struck a powerful long shot that almost became a goal, but instead the ball went outside the right post. An obvious chance of a goal. Rodrigo Rey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raphael Leupi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonatan Gregory's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gerard Salvatei read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st minute of the match, Martin Heffliger tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rodrigo Rey saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Jonatan Gregory got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcelino Jurdan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, Urbain Sennrich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the game, Jonatan Gregory was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ★Independiente Ψ★'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Uetendorf Wanderers the free kick. Gerard Salvatei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Gorbea, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 94th minute, Uetendorf Wanderers's Gilberto Jeker dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. The ★Independiente Ψ★ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Uetendorf Wanderers's performance. The match ended with a win for Uetendorf Wanderers.