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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) A hard shot by Alexandru Tudorică from long distance, 2 minutes into the match, got Hias Nüssli's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 3 minutes into the match, Shen Xi Bang dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hias Nüssli, 1-0. Switzerland's Hias Nüssli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Frunză in the 9th minute of play. When Rovine Craiova's Manole Frunză in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Switzerland's goalie prevented a goal. If Jyrki Saarelainen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 16 minutes, Manole Frunză managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rovine Craiova's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manole Frunză was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Switzerland's zone, Manole Frunză stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hias Nüssli came out of the goal and Manole Frunză tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hias Nüssli made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Manole Frunză sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shen Xi Bang in the 25th minute of play forced Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rovine Craiova's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alexandru Tudorică in the 26th minute. The corner ended in Alexandru Tudorică almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Switzerland's Hias Nüssli did a great save. Fridolin Neumeister kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Manole Frunzăs short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Hias Nüssli to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 32nd minute Rovine Craiova were awarded a corner. Alexandru Tudorică went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Flavius Simionescu heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Manole Frunză took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hias Nüssli. Hias Nüssli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. In the 43rd minute, Manole Frunză reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hias Nüssli. The goal made the score 4-0. Jyrki Saarelainen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Hias Nüssli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manole Frunză stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Shen Xi Bang made a precise shot to the right of Hias Nüssli. Switzerland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Manole Frunză fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hias Nüssli having to interfere. Hias Nüssli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Frunză, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 63 played minutes Switzerland got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo von Känel. 64 minutes into the game, Shen Xi Bang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Hias Nüssli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Manole Frunză might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hias Nüssli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manole Frunză ran back to his position shaking his head. Alexandru Tudorică kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. The Rovine Craiova fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Rovine Craiova's Manole Frunză looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 9-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Alexandru Tudorică had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Rovine Craiova's Manole Frunză got a free kick in the 79th minute. After 80 minutes, Samuele Kunz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Switzerland and the Rovine Craiova players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 80 played minutes Switzerland got a freekick which was hit by Samuele Kunz. If Shen Xi Bang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manole Frunză sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 87th minute of the game. One of Switzerland:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rovine Craiova:s goal. In the 88th minute there was a penalty for Rovine Craiova. Shen Xi Bang stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hias Nüssli. 10-0. Hias Nüssli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manole Frunză, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. After a rather tough play, Switzerland's Rodrigo von Känel got a free kick in the 97th minute. Rovine Craiova's Shen Xi Bang got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 99 minutes, Manole Frunză made it 11-0 with a short kick to the right side. Switzerland's Hias Nüssli tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Rovine Craiova's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.