U18 World League

Allmend Arena
Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eliseo Nahia made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Jans got free with Americo Duardo in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 9th minute, Uetendorf Wanderers's Martin Heffliger ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Americo Duardo. Americo Duardo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Gerard Salvatei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Ilazki, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Urbain Sennrich kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urbain Sennrich in the 27th minute of play forced Club Almirante Brown's goalkeeper Americo Duardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Eliseo Nahia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerard Salvatei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 37 minutes, Augusto Ilazki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Almirante Brown's supporters crossed their fingers, but Augusto Ilazki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 39th minute Raphael Leupi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Americo Duardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gerard Salvatei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Nahia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uetendorf Wanderers's Gerard Salvatei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Nahia in the 42nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Martin Heffliger got free with Americo Duardo in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raphael Leupi to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beltrame Graber in the 52nd minute of play forced Club Almirante Brown's goalkeeper Americo Duardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Augusto Ilazki got free with Gerard Salvatei in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphael Leupi in the 56th minute of play forced Club Almirante Brown's goalkeeper Americo Duardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Heffliger kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Club Almirante Brown's Candido Ermano was substituted for Tomas Jaizki. Club Almirante Brown made a substitution. Diego Cerilo replaced Eliseo Nahia. The supporters of Club Almirante Brown booed when Uetendorf Wanderers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Heffliger didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Jans in the 62nd minute of play forced Club Almirante Brown's goalkeeper Americo Duardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Gerard Salvatei managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when Club Almirante Brown's Diego Cerilo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Club Almirante Brown's Denis Vimaro got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Uetendorf Wanderers made a substitution. Gilberto Jeker replaced Martin Heffliger. Uetendorf Wanderers's Gerard Salvatei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Cerilo in the 78th minute of play. Gilberto Jeker scored 2-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Americo Duardo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Augusto Ilazki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Gerard Salvatei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Club Almirante Brown's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Jeker came free, but Americo Duardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Uetendorf Wanderers fans cheered their team off the field, for while Club Almirante Brown had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.