U18 League

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) FC Lugano were furious when Maximilian Buser was red carded, 2 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, FC Lugano's Maximilian Buser got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Alex Deinse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Sander Lokin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Max Sevier was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Alex Deinse could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Max Sevier made a huge save. Arjan Robben fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Max Sevier having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilco van Gaal during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Wilco van Gaal kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Gerrit Kemper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guido Emennegger in the 24th minute of play. After 29 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Alex Deinse. 33 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Diederich came free, but Gerrit Kemper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arjan Robben fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Max Sevier having to interfere. FC Lugano's Max Sevier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save FC Lugano from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in FC Lugano's zone, Wesley van Rhijn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Max Sevier came out of the goal and Wesley van Rhijn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 40th match minute, FC Lugano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Diederich to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Tiziano Gamache made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Decathlon Dudes getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Alex Deinse hit a great ball. 61 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Deinse came free, but Max Sevier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute, Fedor Adler made a precise shot to the right of Gerrit Kemper. Decathlon Dudes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. FC Lugano's Gauthier Lepre was substituted for Fedor Adler. A collision led to FC Lugano getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Hugo Haller hit a great ball. When Arjan Robben fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Decathlon Dudes's protests and gave Arjan Robben a yellow card for diving instead. Tiziano Gamache might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gerrit Kemper. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tiziano Gamache ran back to his position shaking his head. 89 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Gauthier Lepre came free, but Gerrit Kemper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiziano Gamache charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tiziano Gamache the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tiziano Gamache kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match.