U21 World League

Wisacher
Spectators: 7583 (Terracing: 5688, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toby Harris took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 played minutes Beech United got a freekick which was hit by Casey Brownlow. FC Rägi's Art Ziegler got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 11th minute Pieter Montechiaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Allison saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of FC Rägi booed when Beech United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kirk Fenton didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute Benjamin Welch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Allemann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uwe Allemann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Welch in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Art Ziegler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sinclair Vonrotz's late challenge caught a Beech United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sinclair Vonrotz helped the player get up and apologised. Sinclair Vonrotz kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Beech United's Bobby Baxter got a free kick in the 29th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Eric Allison successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Art Ziegler hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bobby Baxter in the 44th minute of play forced FC Rägi's goalkeeper Uwe Allemann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Beech United's Bobby Baxter got a free kick in the 45th minute. After having played for 46 minutes, Alajos Kaiser managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Rägi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alajos Kaiser was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

FC Rägi made a substitution. Maxi Blattmer replaced Isai Emmeneger. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pieter Montechiaro was the one to do the kick off. Bastien Theissl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Allison having to interfere. Beech United's Eric Allison played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pieter Montechiaro in the 54th minute of play. Toby Harris struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Uwe Allemann didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Beech United. Eric Allison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sinclair Vonrotz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the game, Art Ziegler cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Eric Allison was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Eric Allison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sinclair Vonrotz, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After 67 minutes, Pieter Montechiaro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Rägi and the Beech United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Uwe Allemann made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Jonathon Ryder sent off a good shot on target. 72 minutes into the match, Bastien Theissl notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Beech United's Eric Allison. Eric Allison was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pieter Montechiaro in the 81st minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Eric Allison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th match minute, Beech United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Welch to maneuver through the defense. In the game's 87th minute FC Rägi's Art Ziegler took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Eric Allison and thus the score was 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sinclair Vonrotz in the 96th minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Eric Allison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 97 minutes of play, FC Rägi's Art Ziegler made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eric Allison was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Rägi fully deserved thier win.