U21 World League

Paso
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabor Helfenstein took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabor Helfenstein in the 3rd minute of play forced Paso FC's goalkeeper Teodoro Lucero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remo Steingher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Gau in the 8th minute of play. Claude Zurbuchen hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute, Chancy Olympique's Lienhard DeGrasse seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lienhard DeGrasse the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Chancy Olympique protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lienhard DeGrasse had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 20th match minute, Chancy Olympique was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lienhard DeGrasse to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st match minute, Chancy Olympique was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zelimir Marty to maneuver through the defense. Remo Steingher didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Donato Bladi went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Remo Steingher was a little too slow when Elijo Marica got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 3-0. Remo Steingher was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Donato Bladi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Donato Bladi really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. After some careless play in the Chancy Olympique defense, Marcelo Tajo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Remo Steingher. The Chancy Olympique fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Remo Steingher should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Chancy Olympique's Remo Steingher got control of the ball when Donato Bladi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 41st minute of the match, Tan Marica tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Remo Steingher saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Miguel Betz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodoro Lucero having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcelo Tajo was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Marcelo Tajo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Remo Steingher. Chancy Olympique's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcelo Tajo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. After some careless play in the Chancy Olympique defense, Marcelo Tajo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Remo Steingher. The Chancy Olympique fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Remo Steingher should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Bladi in the 62nd minute of play forced Chancy Olympique's goalkeeper Remo Steingher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Tajo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Remo Steingher tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the game, Paso FC's Elijo Marica nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Remo Steingher made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. In the 75th minute, Donato Bladi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Remo Steingher was frozen by the shot and now it was 11-0. Elijo Marica scored 12-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Remo Steingher, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 81 minutes into the game, Elijo Marica cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 13-0. Remo Steingher was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Miguel Betz during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 87 minutes into the match, Marcelo Tajo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Remo Steingher. Chancy Olympique's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcelo Tajo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 14-0. Marcelo Tajo took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Remo Steingher. Remo Steingher dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 15-0. Remo Steingher didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcelo Tajo went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 16-0 was the resulting score. There was no doubt that Paso FC were the better team. Paso FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.