Challenge

OAF Park
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alessandro Barillari kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Alessandro Barillari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Kikkabu's supporters rose to their feet, but Alessandro Barillari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hias Nüssli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 5 minutes of play, Real Kikkabu's Alessandro Barillari made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hias Nüssli was left in no man's land by his defense there! 9 minutes into the game, one of Switzerland:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 13 minutes into the match, Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Barillari. Cristoforo Ceci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Hias Nüssli made a huge save. Cristiano Lancia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuele Kunz, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Real Kikkabu's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Maurer came free, but Cristiano Lancia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Switzerland's Gustav Iseli got a free kick in the 19th minute. Hias Nüssli was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Filippo Del Grosso. Hias Nüssli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Barillari in the 21st minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Switzerland's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Barillari came free, but Hias Nüssli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Real Kikkabu's Hias Nüssli threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alessandro Barillari, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 36 minutes, Biagio Fortunato mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Kikkabu and the Switzerland players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Corrado Patricelli during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 38 played minutes Real Kikkabu got a freekick which was hit by Corrado Patricelli. After 38 played minutes Switzerland got a freekick which was hit by Federico Wiesendanger. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Alessandro Barillari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Kikkabu's supporters rose to their feet, but Alessandro Barillari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hias Nüssli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hias Nüssli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Barillari, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After 42 played minutes Real Kikkabu got a freekick which was hit by Biagio Fortunato. Fortunato Caroli charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fortunato Caroli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, one of Real Kikkabu:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Real Kikkabu.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Samuele Kunz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hias Nüssli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alessandro Barillari went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Filippo Del Grosso charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filippo Del Grosso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Cristoforo Ceci's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hias Nüssli was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Switzerland's Timo Siegmund managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Biagio Fortunato in the 70 minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Real Kikkabu's Donato Silvi got a free kick in the 70th minute. Hias Nüssli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristoforo Ceci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alessandro Barillari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hias Nüssli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corrado Patricelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute of the match Real Kikkabu got a corner. Switzerland's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filippo Del Grosso ran over to the corner to take the kick. Filippo Del Grosso made a great header on Real Kikkabu's corner, it was just that Switzerland's Hias Nüssli managed to reach the ball for a save. If Biagio Fortunato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd match minute, Real Kikkabu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Toccaceli to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th match minute, Switzerland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Maurer to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alessandro Barillari in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hias Nüssli saved Switzerland from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Real Kikkabu's Fortunato Caroli got a free kick in the 90th minute. Hias Nüssli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Barillari in the 92nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Switzerland's zone, Alessandro Barillari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hias Nüssli came out of the goal and Alessandro Barillari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Real Kikkabu's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.