U21 League

Arbing Sportpark
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Freeman Mächler started the match with the kick off. Marius Aumann charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marius Aumann the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Arbing FSV - yougame.at! In the 7th minute there was a penalty for Espen Steelers. Fabian Schär stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Leo-Jan Poschmann. 0-1. Marco von Witzendorff hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Raphael Aregger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Andres Ambühl put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Leo-Jan Poschmann. In the 19th match minute, Arbing FSV - yougame.at was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Humer to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute, Freeman Mächler left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espen Steelers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Marco von Witzendorff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akira Schmid having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Fabian Schär had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leo-Jan Poschmann. Arbing FSV - yougame.at's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabian Schär was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. In the 46th minute, Fabian Schär hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andre Arnold made a kick off. Fabian Schär in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Leo-Jan Poschmann, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 52nd minute, Oliver Frowerk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute, Andres Ambühl left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espen Steelers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. After a rather tough play, Arbing FSV - yougame.at's Maik Gleim got a free kick in the 60th minute. Marco von Witzendorff kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaetano Rothstein in the 63rd minute of play forced Arbing FSV - yougame.at's goalkeeper Leo-Jan Poschmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Espen Steelers's Harrison Muntwyler was substituted for Freeman Mächler. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Hubert Gartenmann replaced Raphael Aregger. The supporters of Arbing FSV - yougame.at booed when Espen Steelers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Max Frisch didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marius Aumann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 72nd minute of the match, Fabian Schär got a very nice opportunity to score, but Leo-Jan Poschmann was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Espen Steelers's Akira Schmid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andre Arnold in the 73rd minute of play. The supporters of Arbing FSV - yougame.at booed when Espen Steelers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Max Frisch didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Marco Humer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Akira Schmid was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Andre Arnold had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leo-Jan Poschmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harrison Muntwyler in the 93rd minute of play. The Arbing FSV - yougame.at supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Espen Steelers's performance. The match ended with a win for Espen Steelers.