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ESPRESSO
Spectators: 10925 (Terracing: 8195, Seating: 2512, VIP seats: 218) When Alain Berset came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Espen Steelers 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 Alain Berset couldn't finish the play. Iwan Lepucki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alain Berset in the 5th minute of the match. Gregor Kobel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alain Berset fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iwan Lepucki having to interfere. 12 minutes into the game, Xavier von Felten threw the ball into play from the sideline. Espen Steelers's Federico Abud quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alain Berset in the 13th minute of play forced LavAzzA's goalkeeper Iwan Lepucki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iwan Lepucki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alain Berset in the 14th minute of play. After some careless play in the Espen Steelers defense, Gaudencio Lekubegi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gregor Kobel. The Espen Steelers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gregor Kobel should have stopped the shot. Iwan Lepucki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alain Berset in the 19th minute of play. In the 20thth minute of the game Gaudencio Lekubegi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Espen Steelers's Gregor Kobel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. LavAzzA were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Espen Steelers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Amerigo Labarra took the corner. After taking down the ball on LavAzzA's corner Di Ao Shi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gregor Kobel quite easily take care of the ball. In the 24th minute of the match, Gaudencio Lekubegi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gregor Kobel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as LavAzzA's Gaudencio Lekubegi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gregor Kobel. That made the score 2-0 after 30 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Alain Berset's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iwan Lepucki was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. If Gaudencio Lekubegi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 35 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Gaudencio Lekubegi came free, but Gregor Kobel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alain Berset fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iwan Lepucki having to interfere. Gregor Kobel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 44th minute of play. Gregor Kobel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Lekubegi in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gaudencio Lekubegi made a kick off. Iwan Lepucki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alain Berset in the 55th minute. Federico Abud made in the 57th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by LavAzzA's Samir Kastrati. Tobie Canclini got a throw-in 59 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Williams Imholz. Alain Berset in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iwan Lepucki, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. LavAzzA's Iwan Lepucki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nino Schurter in the 70th minute of play. In the 73rdth minute of the game Gaudencio Lekubegi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Espen Steelers's Gregor Kobel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Espen Steelers's Rogelio Montez was substituted for Alain Berset. Espen Steelers's Roman Beljean was substituted for Alberto Giacometti. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Espen Steelers's goalie and right to Xu Rong Chao. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Espen Steelers's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. LavAzzA made a substitution. Gauthier Spiller replaced Kuno Kubin. Nino Schurter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Iwan Lepucki made a huge save. After 88 played minutes Espen Steelers got a freekick which was hit by Nino Schurter. LavAzzA made a substitution. Mai Di Chao replaced Adam Vase. In the 89th minute, Nino Schurter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rogelio Montez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Iwan Lepucki made a huge save. With a little luck, LavAzzA's Iwan Lepucki got control of the ball when Rogelio Montez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iwan Lepucki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogelio Montez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.