U23 World League

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Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dino Straumann kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, LOS MENTI's Teodosio Isauro got control of the ball when Dino Straumann tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, LOS MENTI's goalkeeper Teodosio Isauro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dino Straumann. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dino Straumann in the 9th minute of play forced LOS MENTI's goalkeeper Teodosio Isauro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juergen Beyeler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodosio Isauro having to interfere. After a rather tough play, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Michel Christen got a free kick in the 13th minute. Teodosio Isauro made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Juergen Beyeler sent off a good shot on target. In the 18th minute, Omar Cuartio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, LOS MENTI's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Bigler came free, but Teodosio Isauro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teodosio Isauro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dino Straumann, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The supporters of LOS MENTI booed when THE ROKERY PIMKIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juergen Beyeler didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teodosio Isauro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dino Straumann, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. When Dino Straumann fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored THE ROKERY PIMKIS's protests and gave Dino Straumann a yellow card for diving instead. Dino Straumann kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Miliano in the 36th minute of play forced THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalkeeper Gualtier Jetté to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Omar Cuartio's late challenge caught a THE ROKERY PIMKIS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Omar Cuartio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th match minute, LOS MENTI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Omar Cuartio to maneuver through the defense. Teodosio Isauro was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Dino Straumann capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dino Straumann really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 44th minute, Ernesto Barbosa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LOS MENTI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 47th match minute, THE ROKERY PIMKIS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Straumann to maneuver through the defense. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Omar Cuartio to strike the kick off in the second half. Teodosio Isauro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Juergen Beyeler went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juergen Beyeler in the 67th minute of play forced LOS MENTI's goalkeeper Teodosio Isauro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, LOS MENTI's Emilio Jaizki got a free kick in the 67th minute. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Henry Rölli was substituted for Jonas Lipp. The supporters of THE ROKERY PIMKIS booed when LOS MENTI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilio Jaizki didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Emilio Jaizki fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LOS MENTI's protests and gave Emilio Jaizki a yellow card for diving instead. Emilio Jaizki hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After 72 played minutes THE ROKERY PIMKIS got a freekick which was hit by Benoit Theiss. In the 77thth minute of the game Claudio Tanguay who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LOS MENTI's Teodosio Isauro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 81 minutes into the match, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Miliano came free, but Gualtier Jetté reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 82 minutes of play, LOS MENTI's Ernesto Barbosa made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gualtier Jetté was left in no man's land by his defense there! Teodosio Isauro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Tanguay in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Claudio Tanguay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE ROKERY PIMKIS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. In the 93rd minute, Ernesto Barbosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 95th play minutes Claudio Tanguay shot 4-2, a short shot which went by Teodosio Isauro and just under the crossbar into goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. THE ROKERY PIMKIS had played much better football throughout.