U23 World League

Wisacher
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Benjamin Geiger made the kick off and thus started the match. 10 minutes into the match, FC Rägi's goal looked a bit too open when Zemario Ballugera came free, but Jochen Baggenstoss reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jochen Baggenstoss showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hílton Penha in the 14th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Dante Quinten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birra Cultura F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Dante Quinten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jochen Baggenstoss breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Benjamin Geiger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cruz Cañizares having to interfere. Jochen Baggenstoss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hílton Penha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jochen Baggenstoss showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante Quinten in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Birra Cultura F.C's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Valentiano Andermatt fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With an all-out effort, FC Rägi's Cruz Cañizares threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Benjamin Geiger, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Favian Kampus charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Favian Kampus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 39 minutes into the match, FC Rägi's goal looked a bit too open when Hílton Penha came free, but Jochen Baggenstoss reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Rägi's Giraldo Amhof got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Xavion Liñan hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

FC Rägi made a substitution. Bastien Theissl replaced Sinclair Vonrotz. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hílton Penha made a kick off. If Giraldo Amhof had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jochen Baggenstoss stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hílton Penha's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. In the 56thth minute of the game Hílton Penha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Rägi's Jochen Baggenstoss was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 62 minutes into the game, when Nils Eberhart put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of FC Rägi:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Birra Cultura F.C:s goal. The referee gave Birra Cultura F.C a penalty, 63 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Omero Sarries, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Rägi's Jochen Baggenstoss. 1-1. After some careless play in the Birra Cultura F.C defense, Pieter Montechiaro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cruz Cañizares. The Birra Cultura F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cruz Cañizares should have stopped the shot. In the 73rd minute, Zavier Collado made a precise shot to the right of Jochen Baggenstoss. FC Rägi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Cruz Cañizares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Geiger in the 77th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Rägi's zone, Zemario Ballugera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jochen Baggenstoss came out of the goal and Zemario Ballugera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Birra Cultura F.C getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Xavion Liñan hit a great ball.