It seemed like a fairy tale: Anders Vejrgang signed with Como 1907 and won his first trophy just a few days later. But the reality was quite different: the Dane was eliminated in the first round—against the eventual tournament winner.
No sooner had he been presented at Como 1907 than Anders Vejrgang was allowed to take control of the controller for his new club for the first time. But the start did not go according to plan for either the Dane or the club: it was all over in the first round of the eSupercup. In a thrilling duel, the 2024 world champion narrowly lost 4-5 to Gabriel Antonini.
The start of the game was evenly balanced, but Antonini then increasingly took control. After a fine passing move, he took the lead in the 15th minute of the game. Vejrgang tried to get into the game with quick transitions, but he was unable to do so. He won the ball too rarely, while Antonini combined confidently and beat the Dane in the 42nd minute with his own weapons – namely on the counterattack. The picture hardly changed in the second half either, until just under an hour had passed: Vejrgang took advantage of a quick counterattack and reduced the deficit to 1-2 (58′). Antonini seemed unimpressed, but an open exchange of blows developed, including a wild back and forth: Vejrgang first equalized to make it 2-2 (72′), then conceded to make it 2-3 (78′) and again made it 3-3 (87′) shortly before the end.
First offside, then a goal conceded
Extra time brought no respite either. In the 99th minute of the game, Vejrgang took the lead for the first time, but Antonini responded promptly to make it 4-4 (103′).
Then came the bitter turning point: Vejrgang ran alone towards the goal – but the virtual assistant raised his flag: offside. In the immediate counterattack, the Como eSports player conceded the 4:5 (113th minute). The former RBLZ professional was unable to recover from this. What he didn’t know at the time was that
the defeat was against the winner of the competition. In the rest of the eSupercup, the Udinese eSports player defeated Luca Guarino (AS Roma, 2-1), Daniele Culiers (Bologna eSports, 4-1), and Giuseppe Ferraro (Brescia Esports, 5-3). For Antonini, it is his first trophy of the season.
