League Play-Off

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Conrad Wirz started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Salvatore Huchler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Conrad Wirz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elijah Zemp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Peter in the 11th minute of play. Roman Peter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Elijah Zemp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Peter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elijah Zemp having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Tobias Deflorin notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Cricklewood AFC's Elijah Zemp. Elijah Zemp was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irving Nyfeler in the 26th minute of play forced DopplerEffekt's goalkeeper Mathias von Opel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, DopplerEffekt's goal looked a bit too open when Irving Nyfeler came free, but Mathias von Opel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind DopplerEffekt's goalkeeper Mathias von Opel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 39 played minutes DopplerEffekt got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Ospelt. Urs Ryffel's late challenge caught a Cricklewood AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Urs Ryffel helped the player get up and apologised. Urs Ryffel kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in DopplerEffekt's zone, Conrad Wirz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mathias von Opel came out of the goal and Conrad Wirz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Irving Nyfeler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roman Peter to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Conrad Wirz in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mathias von Opel saved DopplerEffekt from getting behind. Cricklewood AFC's Battista Bollhalder got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Irving Nyfeler took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mathias von Opel. Mathias von Opel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Battista Bollhalder hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute of the match Nicolas Besmer sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mathias von Opel skillfully saved the ball. The Cricklewood AFC fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Cricklewood AFC's Conrad Wirz 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 75 minutes, Elia Wacker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DopplerEffekt and the Cricklewood AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mathias von Opel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Irving Nyfeler in the 76th minute. Mathias von Opel was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Conrad Wirz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 80 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Conrad Wirz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mathias von Opel was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Elijah Zemp didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roman Peter went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cricklewood AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.