U21 World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Freeman Mächler got the match started through his kick off. Dan Riggs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raphael Aregger's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Salvador Pack firmly grabbed it by the left post. 15 minutes into the match, Elias Ferguson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Akira Schmid. Espen Steelers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elias Ferguson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raymundo Kirkland in the 18th minute of play forced Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Akira Schmid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Espen Steelers's Akira Schmid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raymundo Kirkland in the 18th minute of play. Akira Schmid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Riggs, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 24th minute, Raphael Aregger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lincoln Rosales charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lincoln Rosales the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Black Knights FC's Lincoln Rosales got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 39th match minute, Espen Steelers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freeman Mächler to maneuver through the defense. After 40 played minutes Espen Steelers got a freekick which was hit by Freeman Mächler. Quintin Funk kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the game Gaetano Rothstein kicked a great long shot which passed Salvador Pack straight ahead into the goal, Result 2-1. One couldn't see Gaetano Rothstein behind all of his teammates who surrounded to congratulate him. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elias Ferguson was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Raymundo Kirkland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Akira Schmid was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Schär in the 56th minute of play forced Black Knights FC's goalkeeper Salvador Pack to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Black Knights FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Schär came free, but Salvador Pack reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Raymundo Kirkland was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Black Knights FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Espen Steelers the free kick. The supporters of Espen Steelers booed when Black Knights FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raymundo Kirkland didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 63rd match minute, Black Knights FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quintin Funk to maneuver through the defense. When Andres Ambühl came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Espen Steelers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andres Ambühl couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Raphael Aregger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Espen Steelers's supporters rose to their feet, but Raphael Aregger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salvador Pack breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Espen Steelers's Mauro Caviezel got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Espen Steelers's Karl von Planta was substituted for Mauro Caviezel. After 73 played minutes Espen Steelers got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Caviezel. Black Knights FC's Salvador Pack played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaetano Rothstein in the 76th minute of play. The supporters of Espen Steelers booed when Black Knights FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raymundo Kirkland didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salvador Pack made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harrison Muntwyler in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaetano Rothstein in the 87th minute of play forced Black Knights FC's goalkeeper Salvador Pack to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Norbert Mathews during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some careless play in the Black Knights FC defense, Harrison Muntwyler kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Salvador Pack. The Black Knights FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Salvador Pack should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Hubert Gartenmann managed to get in a good position for a shot. Espen Steelers's supporters rose to their feet, but Hubert Gartenmann was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salvador Pack breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gaetano Rothstein took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Salvador Pack. Salvador Pack dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Espen Steelers walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.