League Play-Off

ROTHSTEIN ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tin Genazzi made the kick off which started today's match. After 6 played minutes Red-Skorpion got a freekick which was hit by Dominic Fenstermacher. 7 minutes into the game, SIRI United's Bruno Petermann nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Michael Theiler made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 12th minute, Dragan Scheuber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the match, Red-Skorpion's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Haag came free, but Michael Theiler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Ricardo Haag had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michael Theiler. Red-Skorpion's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricardo Haag was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 21st minute, Bruno Petermann made a precise shot to the right of Michael Theiler. Red-Skorpion's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 27th minute, Bruno Petermann ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michael Theiler was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Santiago Cañizares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dragan Scheuber in the 31st minute of the match. Michael Theiler didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when SIRI United's Ricardo Haag shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-5 in the ordered_time% minute. After 36 minutes, Bruno Petermann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SIRI United and the Red-Skorpion players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, SIRI United's Bruno Petermann got a free kick in the 36th minute. Michael Theiler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerold Thoma in the 39th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Ricardo Haag managed to get in a good position for a shot. SIRI United's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Haag was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michael Theiler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Michael Theiler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Haag, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ricardo Haag to make the kick off. Bruno Petermann might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Michael Theiler. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bruno Petermann ran back to his position shaking his head. Michael Theiler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Petermann's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Santiago Cañizares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dragan Scheuber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pastor Jago came free with the goalkeeper in the 59th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Michael Theiler could save by the left post. After 60 played minutes Red-Skorpion got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano Jenny. In the 63rd minute, Ricardo Haag made a precise shot to the right of Michael Theiler. Red-Skorpion's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Michael Theiler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Massimo Poulin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to SIRI United getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Pastor Jago hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Ricardo Haag ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michael Theiler was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. 80 minutes into the match, Bruno Petermann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michael Theiler. Red-Skorpion's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bruno Petermann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. In the 86th minute, Gerold Thoma made a precise shot to the right of Michael Theiler. Red-Skorpion's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. Michael Theiler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Jago, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Santiago Cañizares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerd Vittiger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santiago Cañizares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dragan Scheuber in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over SIRI United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Red-Skorpion throughout the match.