Challenge

3H Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Samuele Kunz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hias Nüssli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chad Pro in the 3rd minute. 3 minutes into the match, Chad Pro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hias Nüssli, 1-0. Koppány Novák blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hias Nüssli having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koppány Novák in the 22nd minute of play forced Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Switzerland's Hias Nüssli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koppány Novák in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute of the match Hawelka Himalayan High got a corner. Switzerland's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Koppány Novák ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Kristoffer Ahlén managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 28th minute Samuele Kunz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fredrik Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was a well-played corner which Rodrigo von Känel managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jacinto Maurer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fredrik Bäckström having to interfere. Hias Nüssli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Koppány Novák, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Krister Säf charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Krister Säf the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Koppány Novák to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Koppány Novák in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hias Nüssli saved Switzerland from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Switzerland's Levi von Herren got a free kick in the 56th minute. Hawelka Himalayan High's Koppány Novák got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koppány Novák in the 58th minute of play forced Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 played minutes Switzerland got a freekick which was hit by Timo Siegmund. Hias Nüssli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chad Pro, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Rodrigo von Känel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Switzerland's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodrigo von Känel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fredrik Bäckström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Timo Siegmund kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Koppány Novák struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Hias Nüssli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hawelka Himalayan High. A collision led to Hawelka Himalayan High getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Dag Eliasson hit a great ball. If Samuele Kunz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hias Nüssli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koppány Novák, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chad Pro in the 77th minute of play forced Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Switzerland's goal looked a bit too open when Koppány Novák came free, but Hias Nüssli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Koppány Novák got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Krister Säf might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hias Nüssli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Krister Säf ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chad Pro in the 95th minute of play forced Switzerland's goalkeeper Hias Nüssli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hawelka Himalayan High's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.