Challenge

Switzerland Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Samuele Kunz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the game, Estevon Abancens cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hias Nüssli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gartxot Abeita charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gartxot Abeita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, Gartxot Abeita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Switzerland's Samuele Kunz couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 8th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Escuadrón Mercenario. After having played for 10 minutes, Ramiro Messias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Escuadrón Mercenario's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramiro Messias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Switzerland's Samuele Kunz got a free kick in the 12th minute. The Escuadrón Mercenario fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when Escuadrón Mercenario's Estevon Abancens looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Estevon Abancens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hias Nüssli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramiro Messias in the 22nd minute of play. Escuadrón Mercenario's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gartxot Abeita in the 23rd minute. Gartxot Abeita shot a long shot in the 23rd minute and a light blocked Hias Nüssli hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 0-4. Hias Nüssli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Switzerland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gartxot Abeita was slow to take the kick. During this time Escuadrón Mercenario's players had a chance to rest. Jacinto Maurer kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. A collision led to Escuadrón Mercenario getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Cléberson Couto hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, Estevon Abancens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hias Nüssli. Switzerland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Estevon Abancens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Switzerland's Hias Nüssli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Abeijon in the 46th minute of play. The Switzerland players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Escuadrón Mercenario were winning 0-6.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Estevon Abancens to make the kick off. Estevon Abancens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Hias Nüssli made a huge save. 53 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's Estevon Abancens sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hias Nüssli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Escuadrón Mercenario were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Switzerland's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gartxot Abeita took the corner. The corner ended in Gartxot Abeita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Switzerland's Hias Nüssli did a great save. Switzerland's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Enrique Abeijon 56 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-7. In the 61st play minute Estevon Abancens came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Hias Nüssli. 0-8. Zé Pedro Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After 68 minutes Switzerland's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gartxot Abeita who took care of the corner kick. Ramiro Messias struck a weak shot in the 72nd 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 Escuadrón Mercenario. Hias Nüssli was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Ramiro Messias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ramiro Messias really showed his touch with that goal: 0-10. 78 minutes into the match, Switzerland's Samuele Kunz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nando Toscano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Samuele Kunz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Escuadrón Mercenario's Estevon Abancens got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hias Nüssli was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Estevon Abancens showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-11 in the 91 minute of play. Hias Nüssli made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Ramiro Messias sent off a good shot on target. Escuadrón Mercenario played a much better game than Switzerland and deserved their victory. The Switzerland players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.