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Pirsus Arena
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lamberto Riedweg got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Berne Wanderers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Thoralf Ferber came free, but Cláudio Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Suruç's Tomas Kernen seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tomas Kernen the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Suruç protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tomas Kernen had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robby Schaer in the 14th minute of play forced Suruç's goalkeeper Enrico Peter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dick Chauvet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benoit Luthiger got free with Cláudio Taffarel in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Enrico Peter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andy Held in the 22nd minute of the match. Suruç's Enrico Peter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Held in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute Lamberto Riedweg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrico Peter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th match minute, Berne Wanderers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benito Bocchi to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Benoit Luthiger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Suruç's supporters rose to their feet, but Benoit Luthiger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cláudio Taffarel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Geraud Bossert's late challenge caught a Suruç's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Geraud Bossert helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th match minute, Berne Wanderers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geraud Bossert to maneuver through the defense. Suruç's Benoit Luthiger got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Berne Wanderers FC's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dick Chauvet. A collision led to Suruç getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Olivier Jakobeit hit a great ball. Lamberto Riedweg charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lamberto Riedweg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Berne Wanderers FC's Lamberto Riedweg got a free kick in the 41st minute. Suruç's Enrico Peter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Held in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The supporters of Berne Wanderers FC booed when Suruç was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thoralf Ferber didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lamberto Riedweg got free with Enrico Peter in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match clock showed 63 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Benoit Luthiger sped through Berne Wanderers FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cláudio Taffarel. In the 70th minute there was a penalty for Suruç. Stig Meyer stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cláudio Taffarel. 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Berne Wanderers FC's zone, Benoit Luthiger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Taffarel came out of the goal and Benoit Luthiger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Enrico Peter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lamberto Riedweg in the 76th minute of the match. Dick Chauvet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benoit Luthiger struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Cláudio Taffarel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Suruç. During the 79th minute of the match Lamberto Riedweg completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Lamberto Riedweg a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Berne Wanderers FC's Lamberto Riedweg got a free kick in the 80th minute. 83 minutes into the game, Kristian Reuteler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Berne Wanderers FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Suruç the free kick. A collision led to Berne Wanderers FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Kristian Reuteler hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Benoit Luthiger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cláudio Taffarel was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. After 87 played minutes Suruç got a freekick which was hit by Olivier Jakobeit. Benoit Luthiger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benoit Luthiger in the 94th minute of the match. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dick Chauvet in the 97th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.