Challenge

Switzerland Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Hias Nüssli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thalis Papazisis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Baez FC's goalkeeper Horacio Jesus Carvallo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacinto Maurer. Hias Nüssli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thalis Papazisis in the 12th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Thalis Papazisis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Hias Nüssli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 17 minutes into the game, Baez FC's Thalis Papazisis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hias Nüssli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Hias Nüssli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thalis Papazisis in the 23rd minute of play. Hias Nüssli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ni Zhen Feng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 32 minutes of play, Baez FC's Thalis Papazisis made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hias Nüssli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hias Nüssli came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Baez FC's Ni Zhen Feng. But to his dismay, Ni Zhen Feng quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Thalis Papazisis put it in 0-8 from a short distance just to the right of Hias Nüssli. After a defensive mix-up in Switzerland's zone, Ni Zhen Feng stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hias Nüssli came out of the goal and Ni Zhen Feng tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute Thalis Papazisis 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. The Switzerland players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Baez FC were winning 0-8.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Samuele Kunz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Thalis Papazisis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Hias Nüssli. Thalis Papazisis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-10. 59 minutes into the match, Thalis Papazisis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hias Nüssli, 0-11. Thalis Papazisis had several of the Switzerland's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 61 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-12 score and a disappointed Hias Nüssli as he didn't even see the shot coming. Baez FC's Thalis Papazisis was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 68th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Thalis Papazisis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hias Nüssli having to interfere. Danilo Zárate struck a weak shot in the 76th 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 Baez FC. 78 minutes into the match, Thalis Papazisis 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 Thalis Papazisis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-14. In the 85th minute, Thalis Papazisis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Baez FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-15. Thalis Papazisis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hias Nüssli having to interfere. Hias Nüssli was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ni Zhen Feng showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-16 in the 90 minute of play. Ni Zhen Feng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Baez FC's Thalis Papazisis in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Switzerland's goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Baez FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.