Challenge

Girih-stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gräskraft BK's Pieter Eringa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Samuele Kunz in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sten Kilberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 5th match minute, Gräskraft BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harald Mellin to maneuver through the defense. If Samuele Kunz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the match, Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edwin Brogren. A nice corner shot did that Pieter Eringa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hias Nüssli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Edwin Brogren's late challenge caught a Switzerland's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edwin Brogren helped the player get up and apologised. In the 14th match minute, Gräskraft BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edwin Brogren to maneuver through the defense. Switzerland's Samuele Kunz got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 18 played minutes Switzerland got a freekick which was hit by Levi von Herren. The long shot by Pieter Eringa in the 19th minute really tested Hias Nüssli's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Hjalmar Vinström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Hias Nüssli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With 24 minutes on the clock, Levi von Herren commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 28th match minute, Switzerland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Allemann to maneuver through the defense. If Pieter Eringa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pieter Eringa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gräskraft BK's Hjalmar Vinström managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leo Allemann in the 40 minute of the game. Pieter Eringa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leo Allemann made in the 45th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jacinto Maurer immediately put the ball in play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Jacinto Maurer made the kick off in the second half. Hias Nüssli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pieter Eringa in the 51st minute of play. When Rodrigo von Känel came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Switzerland 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 Rodrigo von Känel couldn't finish the play. In the 53rd match minute, Gräskraft BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harald Mellin to maneuver through the defense. Pieter Eringa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute, Edwin Brogren made a precise shot to the right of Hias Nüssli. Switzerland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 74th minute, Timo Siegmund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Niklas Sundström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, Gräskraft BK's Pieter Eringa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hias Nüssli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 82 minutes into the game, Edwin Brogren threw the ball into play from the sideline. Switzerland's Federico Wiesendanger quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Gräskraft BK's Hjalmar Vinström managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leo Allemann in the 90 minute of the game. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Gräskraft BK were victorious despite being under pressure from Switzerland for much of the match.