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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damon Sennrich started the match with the kick off. Antal Valentin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 6 minutes into the game, Jannes Rieger was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Thierachern's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hungary the free kick. Antal Valentin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antal Valentin in the 9th minute of play forced FC Thierachern's goalkeeper Florian Brechbühl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antal Valentin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florian Brechbühl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Balazs Lajos notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Thierachern's Florian Brechbühl. Florian Brechbühl was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 24 minutes, Benoit Brandt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Thierachern and the Hungary players grew even worse after the yellow card. Florian Brechbühl didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antal Valentin went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 35th minute, Antal Valentin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hungary fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Florian Brechbühl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antal Valentin, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antal Valentin in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Florian Brechbühl saved FC Thierachern from getting behind. Florian Brechbühl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Major Barna, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. If Major Barna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Brechbühl having to interfere. 48 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of FC Thierachern's Florian Brechbühl. Florian Brechbühl was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Florian Brechbühl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Major Barna in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, FC Thierachern's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Antal Valentin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Florian Brechbühl made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antal Valentin in the 56th minute. The supporters of Hungary booed when FC Thierachern was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jim Leupi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florian Brechbühl made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Antal Valentin sent off a good shot on target. Florian Brechbühl didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antal Valentin went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Balazs Lajos took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Florian Brechbühl. Florian Brechbühl dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. 72 minutes into the match, FC Thierachern's goal looked a bit too open when Hegedus Henrik came free, but Florian Brechbühl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Major Barna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Brechbühl having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Hegedus Henrik fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Florian Brechbühl, passed just outside the right post. In the 81st minute, Major Barna reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Florian Brechbühl. The goal made the score 0-7. The supporters of Hungary booed when FC Thierachern was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jannes Rieger didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Thierachern's Gautier Howald got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 86th minute, Antal Valentin sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Thierachern's Florian Brechbühl didn't even have to move. Antal Valentin might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Florian Brechbühl. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antal Valentin ran back to his position shaking his head. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Florian Brechbühl having to interfere. 92 minutes into the game, Gautier Howald was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Thierachern's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hungary the free kick. If Antal Valentin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hungary played a much better game than FC Thierachern and deserved their victory. The FC Thierachern players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.