Challenge

Switzerland Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Samuele Kunz made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Samuele Kunz in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robert Le Menn saved GAS MONKEY from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tristan Pilot in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hias Nüssli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fridolin Neumeister hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. When Tristan Pilot came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the GAS MONKEY 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 Tristan Pilot couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Switzerland getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Rodrigo von Känel hit a great ball. In the 19th minute of the match Florent Verneuil shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hias Nüssli showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. GAS MONKEY's Robert Le Menn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save GAS MONKEY from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Switzerland defense, Sam Baclet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hias Nüssli. The Switzerland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hias Nüssli should have stopped the shot. Samuele Kunz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robert Le Menn having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuele Kunz in the 38th minute of play forced GAS MONKEY's goalkeeper Robert Le Menn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Samuele Kunz could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Robert Le Menn however easily saved by the left post. Gabriel Farrugia'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. Gabriel Farrugia helped the player get up and apologised. Gabriel Farrugia hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Samuele Kunz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 45 minutes, Sam Baclet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GAS MONKEY and the Switzerland players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sam Baclet hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sam Baclet made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Fridolin Neumeister hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Samuele Kunz kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Gabriel Farrugia got his second yellow card in the match during the 54th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 64th minute, Samuele Kunz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Switzerland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 80 played minutes Switzerland got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo von Känel. Sacha Bagot'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. Sacha Bagot helped the player get up and apologised. Samuele Kunz was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 88th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 90 minutes into the match, Switzerland's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Baclet came free, but Hias Nüssli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. GAS MONKEY were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Switzerland's much stronger midfield.