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San Raijin Taiko
Spectators: 9209 (Terracing: 6909, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tasso Tegeborg took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Colin Verreau in the 3rd minute of play forced Fors Melodiae Lumen's goalkeeper Arthur Elisabeth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arthur Elisabeth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominik Cascarella in the 5th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, FC Rio Tinto's goalkeeper Hannes Dresdner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tasso Tegeborg. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of Fors Melodiae Lumen:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Rio Tinto:s goal. Arthur Elisabeth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Colin Verreau, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 27 played minutes Fors Melodiae Lumen got a freekick which was hit by Nathan Parizeau. In the 28th minute, Colin Verreau got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 30th minute Ignace Frutig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arthur Elisabeth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik Cascarella in the 34th minute of play forced Fors Melodiae Lumen's goalkeeper Arthur Elisabeth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Colin Verreau in the 35th minute of play forced Fors Melodiae Lumen's goalkeeper Arthur Elisabeth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fors Melodiae Lumen's Arthur Elisabeth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Colin Verreau in the 41st minute of play. Tasso Tegeborg struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Hannes Dresdner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fors Melodiae Lumen. Arthur Elisabeth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rainer Marthaler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Colin Verreau stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Colin Verreau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arthur Elisabeth didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 54th minute, which inside left pole to 0-1. Roger Forsell's late challenge caught a FC Rio Tinto's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roger Forsell helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Fors Melodiae Lumen's Roger Forsell got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 61st play minute Dominik Cascarella came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Arthur Elisabeth. 0-2. Arthur Elisabeth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Colin Verreau in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fors Melodiae Lumen's goalkeeper Arthur Elisabeth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Felice Di Carlo hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Dominik Cascarella could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Arthur Elisabeth made a huge save. With an all-out effort, FC Rio Tinto's Arthur Elisabeth threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Colin Verreau, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Colin Verreau in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arthur Elisabeth saved Fors Melodiae Lumen from getting behind. In the 78th minute, Oswin Urfer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arthur Elisabeth was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Fors Melodiae Lumen made a substitution. Dennis Samuelsson replaced Paolo Guerreiro. 87 minutes into the game, Dominik Cascarella recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arthur Elisabeth. Dominik Cascarella showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. When Colin Verreau came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the FC Rio Tinto 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 Colin Verreau couldn't finish the play. Dominik Cascarella took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arthur Elisabeth. Arthur Elisabeth dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5.