U23 World League

WOUDOO ARENA
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hadrian Felber kicked off to start the match. Gerlach Zischer charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gerlach Zischer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of THE ROKERY PIMKIS booed when FC WOUDOO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerlach Zischer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ovid Meincke hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Gero Streidt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dino Straumann's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. The THE ROKERY PIMKIS fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Dino Straumann 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of FC WOUDOO booed when THE ROKERY PIMKIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benoit Theiss didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hadrian Felber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualtier Jetté having to interfere. After 18 played minutes THE ROKERY PIMKIS got a freekick which was hit by Benoit Theiss. Gero Streidt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juergen Beyeler in the 22nd minute of play. Marcel Kähler was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 27 minutes into the match. 27 minutes into the game, one of FC WOUDOO:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The THE ROKERY PIMKIS fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Dino Straumann 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 37 minutes into the match, FC WOUDOO's goal looked a bit too open when Juergen Beyeler came free, but Gero Streidt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Stefan Nadel got a free kick in the 39th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juergen Beyeler during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th match minute, THE ROKERY PIMKIS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juergen Beyeler to maneuver through the defense.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dino Straumann made a kick off. The supporters of THE ROKERY PIMKIS booed when FC WOUDOO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hadrian Felber didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juergen Beyeler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the FC WOUDOO defense, Claudio Tanguay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gero Streidt. The FC WOUDOO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gero Streidt should have stopped the shot. Stefan Nadel kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Ovid Meincke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualtier Jetté having to interfere. THE ROKERY PIMKIS made a substitution. Joaquin Jermann replaced Dino Straumann. THE ROKERY PIMKIS made a substitution. Henry Rölli replaced Jonas Lipp. Benoit Theiss charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benoit Theiss the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 67 played minutes THE ROKERY PIMKIS got a freekick which was hit by Benoit Theiss. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Erich Gleißberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC WOUDOO's supporters rose to their feet, but Erich Gleißberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gualtier Jetté breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gero Streidt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Jermann in the 69th minute of play. FC WOUDOO's Gero Streidt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save FC WOUDOO from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquin Jermann in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gero Streidt saved FC WOUDOO from getting behind. In the 80th minute, Claudio Tanguay 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. Claudio Tanguay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Gero Streidt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FC WOUDOO getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Gerlach Zischer hit a great ball. FC WOUDOO's defense didn't have a chance, in the 85th minute, when Joaquin Jermann scored to the left of an out of position Gero Streidt, making the score, 0-5. Gero Streidt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juergen Beyeler in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Joaquin Jermann reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gero Streidt. The goal made the score 0-6. The THE ROKERY PIMKIS supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing THE ROKERY PIMKIS would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.