World League

Los Muchachos del 86
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Espen Steelers's Alain Berset started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 7 minutes of play, Espen Steelers's Alain Berset made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Atahan Balon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Atahan Balon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Williams Imholz, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 16th minute, Jérémie Boix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atahan Balon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stan Wawrinka in the 19th minute of the match. Gregor Kobel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luka Ljubenković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los Muchachos del 86's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cristian Urtzi in the 25th minute. After taking down the ball on Los Muchachos del 86's corner Cristian Urtzi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gregor Kobel quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of Los Muchachos del 86 booed when Espen Steelers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torben Krabber didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gregor Kobel had great luck who in the 28thth minute grab hold of the ball when Luka Ljubenković from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After 30 minutes Espen Steelers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cristian Urtzi who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Cristian Urtzi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gregor Kobel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Los Muchachos del 86's Atahan Balon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alain Berset in the 31st minute of play. Atahan Balon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alain Berset, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Gregor Kobel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luka Ljubenković, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Gregor Kobel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jérémie Boix's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alain Berset in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atahan Balon saved Los Muchachos del 86 from getting behind. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Luka Ljubenković made the kick off in the second half. Alain Bersets short, quick shot in the 51stth minute got Atahan Balon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 55th minute of the game. One of Los Muchachos del 86:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Espen Steelers:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alain Berset in the 59th minute of play forced Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alain Berset in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atahan Balon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Williams Imholz made a great header on Espen Steelers's corner, it was just that Los Muchachos del 86's Atahan Balon managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 66th minute Jérémie Boix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregor Kobel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Andy Schmid replaced Rogelio Montez. Espen Steelers's Alex Ioneasa was substituted for Tobie Canclini. Los Muchachos del 86's Fabio Bencivenni was substituted for Jérémie Boix. Los Muchachos del 86 made a substitution. Efrain Jacob replaced Luka Ljubenković. In the 74th minute of the match Espen Steelers got a corner. Los Muchachos del 86's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Williams Imholz ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Espen Steelers's corner Williams Imholz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Atahan Balon quite easily take care of the ball. Alain Berset who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Atahan Balon when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Sauveur Ehrlichmann hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After 91 played minutes Los Muchachos del 86 got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Bencivenni. Gregor Kobel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Jacob, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Espen Steelers supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Espen Steelers would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.