Challenge

MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Switzerland's zone, Erubiel Gonzalez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hias Nüssli came out of the goal and Erubiel Gonzalez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th minute of the match, Siro Frances tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hias Nüssli saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Siro Frances took the ball and in the 6 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 1-0. Hias Nüssli was a little too slow when Siro Frances got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 2-0. The throw-in from Celso Ayala in the 15th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Switzerland's Eric Thomi. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Siro Frances in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hias Nüssli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Fanis Koufaliotis sped through Switzerland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hias Nüssli. Hias Nüssli was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Siro Frances capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Siro Frances really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. A collision led to Switzerland getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Jacinto Maurer hit a great ball. Hias Nüssli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siro Frances, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. If Siro Frances had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rodrigo von Känel fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Switzerland's protests and gave Rodrigo von Känel a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ángel Albirrojo booed when Switzerland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo von Känel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Amador Joanes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ángel Albirrojo's supporters rose to their feet, but Amador Joanes 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. 34 minutes into the match, Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fanis Koufaliotis. In the 41st minute, Ángel Albirrojo's Fanis Koufaliotis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-0. Hias Nüssli made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Fanis Koufaliotis sent off a good shot on target. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-0 at half-time.

Hias Nüssli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Siro Frances's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Samuele Kunz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Switzerland's supporters rose to their feet, but Samuele Kunz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danilo Florian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 65th minute, Amador Joanes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hias Nüssli was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. In the 67th match minute, Ángel Albirrojo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boris Hirtz to maneuver through the defense. Hias Nüssli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siro Frances, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The audience was convinced that Siro Frances's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hias Nüssli was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Hias Nüssli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Siro Frances, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Switzerland getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Timo Siegmund hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Switzerland's zone, Fanis Koufaliotis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hias Nüssli came out of the goal and Fanis Koufaliotis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Siro Frances came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Ángel Albirrojo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Siro Frances couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Switzerland defense, Siro Frances kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hias Nüssli. The Switzerland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hias Nüssli should have stopped the shot. When Siro Frances came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Ángel Albirrojo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Siro Frances couldn't finish the play. When Timo Siegmund fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Switzerland's protests and gave Timo Siegmund a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Switzerland's Timo Siegmund got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Hias Nüssli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Siro Frances, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Samuele Kunz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Switzerland's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.