Challenge

Ajahn Chah
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Samuele Kunz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute, Saverio Eguerdi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lanegan FC's goalkeeper Melquiades Sendoa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Simon Teyo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hias Nüssli. That made the score 1-1 in the 9 minute of play. Samuele Kunz's late challenge caught a Lanegan FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuele Kunz helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Lanegan FC booed when Switzerland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuele Kunz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Samuele Kunz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Melquiades Sendoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Switzerland booed when Lanegan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiburcio Corderall didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th match minute, Lanegan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Curcio to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Lanegan FC defense, Samuele Kunz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melquiades Sendoa. The Lanegan FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melquiades Sendoa should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Saverio Eguerdi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lanegan FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Saverio Eguerdi 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. Hias Nüssli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Saverio Eguerdi went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Simon Teyo made in the 41st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Switzerland's Jacinto Maurer. If Jacinto Maurer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The wind increased when Simon Teyo made the kick off in the second half. Tiburcio Corderall kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Gustav Iseli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Melquiades Sendoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th match minute, Switzerland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuele Kunz to maneuver through the defense. Hias Nüssli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Teyo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Switzerland's goal looked a bit too open when Gaudencio Orlo came free, but Hias Nüssli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lanegan FC's Melquiades Sendoa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Lanegan FC from getting a goal against them. In the 74th minute Gaudencio Orlo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hias Nüssli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simon Teyo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hias Nüssli having to interfere. Saverio Eguerdi kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Lanegan FC's goalkeeper Melquiades Sendoa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samuele Kunz. In the 82nd minute Simon Teyo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hias Nüssli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute of the match, Samuele Kunz got a very nice opportunity to score, but Melquiades Sendoa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Samuele Kunz struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Melquiades Sendoa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Switzerland. Switzerland's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.