U23 World League

Letzigrund
Spectators: 7662 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carlos Dufresne took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the FC Stadtclub defense, Rogelio Luco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnold Steward. The FC Stadtclub fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnold Steward should have stopped the shot. In the 7th minute, Rogelio Luco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Altermundi FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Giacomo Wunderlin kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Stadtclub's Tobias Caron got a free kick in the 19th minute. Altermundi FC's Rogelio Luco got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 22 minutes, Romero Affolter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Stadtclub and the Altermundi FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rogelio Luco in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnold Steward prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rogelio Luco in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnold Steward prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC Stadtclub's Arnold Steward played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogelio Luco in the 38th minute of play. Altermundi FC's Rogelio Luco got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, Alberto Tassara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnold Steward. FC Stadtclub's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alberto Tassara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Altermundi FC's Dante Baros was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arnold Steward in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Patrick Jeanneret hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the match, FC Stadtclub's goal looked a bit too open when Sem Barang came free, but Arnold Steward reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, one of Altermundi FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 63rd minute there was a penalty for FC Stadtclub. Matthias Vrijdags stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ysmael Alemparte. 1-3. Altermundi FC's Rogelio Luco got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, Altermundi FC's Sem Barang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnold Steward narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rogelio Luco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Arnold Steward made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rogelio Luco got free with Arnold Steward in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rogelio Luco got free with Arnold Steward in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Altermundi FC defense, Yannick Walpert kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ysmael Alemparte. The Altermundi FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ysmael Alemparte should have stopped the shot. Rogelio Luco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Arnold Steward tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tobias Caron's late challenge caught a Altermundi FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tobias Caron helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Altermundi FC booed when FC Stadtclub was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Caron didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 98th minute of the match, Rogelio Luco got a very nice opportunity to score, but Arnold Steward was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Altermundi FC's Rogelio Luco slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arnold Steward. That made the score 2-4 after 98 minutes of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Altermundi FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.