U23 World League

Sportpark Bergholz
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Olivier Ostermann started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, FC Wil 1900's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Palet came free, but Lew Maurer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute Ronaldo Palet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lew Maurer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After taking down the ball on Todos al Fondo's corner Thiago Payet fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lew Maurer quite easily take care of the ball. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Wil 1900's goalkeeper Lew Maurer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 29th minute, Karim Gerber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Palet in the 30th minute of play forced FC Wil 1900's goalkeeper Lew Maurer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Todos al Fondo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thiago Payet in the 31st minute. In the 34th minute of the match Todos al Fondo got a corner. FC Wil 1900's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Thiago Payet ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 36 minutes of play, Todos al Fondo's Ronaldo Palet made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lew Maurer was left in no man's land by his defense there! 40 minutes into the match, Todos al Fondo's goal looked a bit too open when Olivier Ostermann came free, but Agapito Payet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agapito Payet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olivier Ostermann in the 44th minute. If Roland Cirella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ronaldo Palet made a kick off. Olivier Ostermann hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. 52 minutes into the match, FC Wil 1900's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Garnelo came free, but Lew Maurer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd match minute, Todos al Fondo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago Payet to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th minute of the match Adriano Bollhalder sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Agapito Payet skillfully saved the ball. Lew Maurer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denis Garnelo's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yann Wirz in the 61st minute of play forced Todos al Fondo's goalkeeper Agapito Payet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Todos al Fondo getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Gorbea Helguera hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Elia Walther hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Todos al Fondo's Agapito Payet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Cirella in the 78th minute of play. Agapito Payet came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by FC Wil 1900's Karim Gerber. But to his dismay, Karim Gerber quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Lew Maurer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Palet, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Agapito Payet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Gerber in the 91st minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Todos al Fondo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.