U18 World League

Stade St. Léonard
Spectators: 8040 (Terracing: 6031, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) The audience was convinced that Erling Jering's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guillaume Vittiger was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 11th minute, Meti Gol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 14th minute Ralf Bianco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nacho Gonzalez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Real Racing Club's Nacho Gonzalez got control of the ball when Torben Propst tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Ralf Bianco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nacho Gonzalez. Real Racing Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ralf Bianco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The attack was good, but when Leonides Guillen in the 20th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Nacho Gonzalez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ansgar Kalb in the 23rd minute. When Real Racing Club's Meti Gol in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympique Fribourg's goalie prevented a goal. Real Racing Club's Emiliano Henry got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guillaume Vittiger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meti Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Torben Propst fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olympique Fribourg's protests and gave Torben Propst a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd match minute, Olympique Fribourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torben Propst to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Meti Gol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guillaume Vittiger was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Guillaume Vittiger, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 44th minute Meti Gol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guillaume Vittiger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

In the 51st minute, August Ehrenbolger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gaudencio Lixandro struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Guillaume Vittiger didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Racing Club. When Real Racing Club's Meti Gol in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympique Fribourg's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erling Jering in the 60th minute of play forced Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Guillaume Vittiger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Meti Gol got free with Guillaume Vittiger in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 65 played minutes Olympique Fribourg got a freekick which was hit by Uli Bieri. In the 67th minute, Erling Jering got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Meti Gol scored 1-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guillaume Vittiger, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Meti Gol's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guillaume Vittiger read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th match minute, Real Racing Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erling Jering to maneuver through the defense. Real Racing Club's Nunez Larpe got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th match minute, Real Racing Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonides Guillen to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Olympique Fribourg's zone, Sixto Medero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guillaume Vittiger came out of the goal and Sixto Medero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Real Racing Club walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.