U18 World League

Stade St. Léonard
Spectators: 7965 (Terracing: 5975, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Blaise Näf kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, August Ehrenbolger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 8 minutes into the match, Olympique Fribourg's goal looked a bit too open when Dedê de Senna came free, but Chris Lang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by 27 de Mayo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Uli Bieri was slow to take the kick. During this time Olympique Fribourg's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Uli Bieri almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but 27 de Mayo's Raí Bertassi did a great save. Rock Eggenberger kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Blaise Näf kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Dedê de Senna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 27 de Mayo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sepp Gerig during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Olympique Fribourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sepp Gerig to maneuver through the defense. The Olympique Fribourg fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when Olympique Fribourg's Sepp Gerig looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Dedê de Senna made the kick off in the second half. Olympique Fribourg's Blaise Näf got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 60th minute Hílton Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chris Lang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martin Zinsli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Raí Bertassi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Olympique Fribourg's Chris Lang got control of the ball when Hílton Cardoso tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 74th minute, Olympique Fribourg's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Dedê de Senna fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Chris Lang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hílton Cardoso in the 77th minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, 27 de Mayo's goal looked a bit too open when Blaise Näf came free, but Raí Bertassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dedê de Senna's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Chris Lang skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 85 minutes, Josef Gladu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olympique Fribourg and the 27 de Mayo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Josef Gladu hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Dedê de Senna managed to get in a good position for a shot. 27 de Mayo's supporters rose to their feet, but Dedê de Senna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chris Lang breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hílton Cardoso charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hílton Cardoso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, Hílton Cardoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chris Lang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hílton Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 27 de Mayo were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.