U23 World League

Sportpark Bergholz
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Olivier Ostermann took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈'s Horea Iurașcu got control of the ball when Olivier Ostermann tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lew Maurer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonidas Tseberlidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Karim Gerber hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Lew Maurer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonidas Tseberlidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Leonidas Tseberlidis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lew Maurer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Wil 1900's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yuri Alberto was slow to take the kick. During this time ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈'s players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which 孙镇桑 managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Lew Maurer didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈'s Leonidas Tseberlidis shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 16th match minute, ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 叶笑棋 to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute Leonidas Tseberlidis 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. Lew Maurer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 陈冰瑜, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horea Iurașcu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yann Wirz in the 30th minute. Yann Wirz charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yann Wirz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈ booed when FC Wil 1900 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yann Wirz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lew Maurer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonidas Tseberlidis went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Karim Gerber struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Horea Iurașcu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Wil 1900. 45 minutes into the match, Leonidas Tseberlidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lew Maurer. FC Wil 1900's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leonidas Tseberlidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. With a little luck, ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈'s Horea Iurașcu got control of the ball when Olivier Ostermann tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonidas Tseberlidis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Gerber in the 53rd minute of play forced ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈'s goalkeeper Horea Iurașcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lew Maurer was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Leonidas Tseberlidis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Leonidas Tseberlidis really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Lew Maurer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonidas Tseberlidis in the 60th minute of the match. After 64 played minutes FC Wil 1900 got a freekick which was hit by Yann Wirz. After a rather tough play, FC Wil 1900's Sidney Seiler got a free kick in the 67th minute. Lew Maurer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonidas Tseberlidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Lew Maurer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonidas Tseberlidis in the 73rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Leonidas Tseberlidis put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Lew Maurer. 83 minutes into the match, FC Wil 1900's goal looked a bit too open when Leonidas Tseberlidis came free, but Lew Maurer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯♈☭☭☭超越DU➼FC☭☭☭♈'s Leonidas Tseberlidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lew Maurer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Leonidas Tseberlidis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lew Maurer. That made the score 0-6 in the 89 minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Wil 1900 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 93rd minute. Penalty! In the 95th minute, Yuri Alberto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lew Maurer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7.