Challenge

Rivera
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. Samuele Kunz started the match with the kick off. Hias Nüssli was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Panos Paschalidis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Panos Paschalidis really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When Samuele Kunz fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Switzerland's protests and gave Samuele Kunz a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Villanueva in the 11th minute of play forced Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes of play, Switzerland's Samuele Kunz made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Horacio Frisco was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Partemi FC booed when Switzerland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustav Iseli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hias Nüssli was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Panos Paschalidis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Panos Paschalidis really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Chip Froggatt kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Aquilino Peyo kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Maurer in the 28th minute of play forced Partemi FC's goalkeeper Horacio Frisco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute of the match Switzerland got a corner. Partemi FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Samuele Kunz ran over to the corner to take the kick. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 33rd minute, but Hias Nüssli got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Switzerland hanging dry this time. After a defensive mix-up in Switzerland's zone, Chip Froggatt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hias Nüssli came out of the goal and Chip Froggatt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hias Nüssli was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fermin Etor showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 39 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Panos Paschalidis to make the kick off. Fermin Etor took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hias Nüssli. Switzerland's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Panos Paschalidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hias Nüssli having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Switzerland's Fridolin Neumeister got a free kick in the 58th minute. Eleuterio Mundo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hias Nüssli. Switzerland's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Switzerland's zone, Fermin Etor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hias Nüssli came out of the goal and Fermin Etor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hias Nüssli came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Partemi FC's Chip Froggatt. But to his dismay, Chip Froggatt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. After some careless play in the Switzerland defense, Panos Paschalidis 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. Eleuterio Mundo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hias Nüssli. Switzerland's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 76th minute, Panos Paschalidis made a precise shot to the right of Hias Nüssli. Switzerland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Hias Nüssli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chip Froggatt in the 79th minute of the match. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Switzerland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eleuterio Mundo was slow to take the kick. During this time Partemi FC's players had a chance to rest. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Panos Paschalidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Partemi FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Panos Paschalidis 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. In the 88th match minute, Switzerland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fridolin Neumeister to maneuver through the defense.