League

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 8463 (Terracing: 6348, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) ZION AC's Philippe Hengemühl started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gernot Lapierre hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 7 played minutes Real Kurdistan 05 got a freekick which was hit by Gregory Kuster. In the 9th minute, Gabriel Meier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ludwig Summermatter was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 12 minutes, Philippe Hengemühl made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Real Kurdistan 05's Ludwig Summermatter tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Real Kurdistan 05's Ludwig Summermatter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Meier in the 16th minute of play. Gabriel Meier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Real Kurdistan 05 getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Yan LondeLalonde hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the game, ZION AC's Gabriel Meier nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ludwig Summermatter made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After 32 played minutes Real Kurdistan 05 got a freekick which was hit by Gregory Kuster. In the 33rd minute, Roland Korner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Real Kurdistan 05's goal looked a bit too open when Philippe Hengemühl came free, but Ludwig Summermatter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Philippe Hengemühl in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ludwig Summermatter prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 41st minute, Philippe Hengemühl left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ZION AC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 45th minute Nathaniel Gloeckner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludwig Summermatter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Philippe Hengemühl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ludwig Summermatter was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sylvain Krell to make the kick off. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Gabriel Meier put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Ludwig Summermatter. Ludwig Summermatter made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Philippe Hengemühl sent off a good shot on target. 56 minutes into the game, ZION AC's Philippe Hengemühl nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ludwig Summermatter made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. After a rather tough play, ZION AC's Kenan Brandt got a free kick in the 59th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Philippe Hengemühl in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ludwig Summermatter saved Real Kurdistan 05 from getting behind. Gabriel Meier was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 67th minute. ZION AC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Ur Sal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sylvain Krell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 minutes of play, ZION AC's Nathaniel Gloeckner made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ludwig Summermatter was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ludwig Summermatter was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Philippe Hengemühl showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 77 minute of play. With his leg Ludwig Summermatter managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when ZION AC's Philippe Hengemühl fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Gabriel Meier took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Ludwig Summermatter to make any attempt to save it. Ludwig Summermatter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Meier, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. If Gabriel Meier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Philippe Hengemühl might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ludwig Summermatter. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Philippe Hengemühl ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 96thth minute of the game Sylvain Krell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ZION AC's Ur Sal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.