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FC OLTEN
Spectators: 9228 (Terracing: 6922, Seating: 2123, VIP seats: 183) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexander Weigl kicked off to start the match. In the 5th match minute, SIRI United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Graciano Lindenmann to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexander Weigl got free with Santiago Cañizares in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 8 minutes into the match, FC BAYBURT's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Bossert came free, but Jiang Shu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Robin Bossert made a precise shot to the right of Jiang Shu. FC BAYBURT's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Santiago Cañizares made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Alexander Weigl sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beniamino Bergmann in the 19th minute of play forced SIRI United's goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, SIRI United's goal looked a bit too open when Silvain Grootaerts came free, but Santiago Cañizares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gil Cearense spun around in front of the goal 24 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of SIRI United's goal. Santiago Cañizares made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Beniamino Bergmann sent off a good shot on target. Santiago Cañizares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gil Cearense in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, SIRI United's goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexander Weigl. SIRI United's Robin Bossert got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gil Cearense in the 32nd minute of play forced SIRI United's goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Robin Bossert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jiang Shu was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Santiago Cañizares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beniamino Bergmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jiang Shu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Haag, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, Robin Bossert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SIRI United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. SIRI United's Santiago Cañizares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gil Cearense in the 42nd minute of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Gil Cearense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC BAYBURT's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gil Cearense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Graciano Lindenmann shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ricardo Haag made a kick off. In the 65th minute Alexander Weigl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Cañizares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, SIRI United's Philo Stäger got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute Gil Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Cañizares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santiago Cañizares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 76th minute Gil Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Cañizares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute of the match FC BAYBURT got a corner. SIRI United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Miro Becker ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 83rd minute Beniamino Bergmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Cañizares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santiago Cañizares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil Cearense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 86 minutes of play, FC BAYBURT's Silvain Grootaerts made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santiago Cañizares was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC BAYBURT's Jiang Shu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save FC BAYBURT from getting a goal against them. Sepp Zubriggen hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. FC BAYBURT were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing SIRI United to leave the ground with a draw.