Winterthur
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matt Rösli kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Fred Stutz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Silvester Alessandro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Téo Savion in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvester Alessandro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Olympique Fribourg getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Medero Gadea hit a great ball. The Olympique Fribourg fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Olympique Fribourg's Téo Savion looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Medero Gadea in the 13th minute of play forced Winterthur's goalkeeper Silvester Alessandro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvester Alessandro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raik Topuz's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute, Raik Topuz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silvester Alessandro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Fred Stutz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olympique Fribourg's supporters rose to their feet, but Fred Stutz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Silvester Alessandro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Winterthur's Silvester Alessandro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Téo Savion in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raik Topuz in the 22nd minute of play forced Winterthur's goalkeeper Silvester Alessandro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raik Topuz in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvester Alessandro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Téo Savion sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raik Topuz scored 0-5 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvester Alessandro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the match, Medero Gadea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silvester Alessandro. Winterthur's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Medero Gadea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Herve Muller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Téo Savion took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Silvester Alessandro. Silvester Alessandro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Raik Topuz made a kick off. Olympique Fribourg's Téo Savion came free and shot a quick shot against goal 51 minutes in the game, fortunately Silvester Alessandro had problems saving as it came toward the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Medero Gadea got free with Silvester Alessandro in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Téo Savions short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Silvester Alessandro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Winterthur's Joao Lemmenmeier got a free kick in the 58th minute. Téo Savion sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute, Fred Stutz 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. Silvester Alessandro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Stutz in the 61st minute of play. If Medero Gadea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Téo Savions short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Silvester Alessandro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 67 minutes, Medero Gadea made it 0-9 with a short kick to the right side. Winterthur's Silvester Alessandro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Olympique Fribourg booed when Winterthur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joao Lemmenmeier didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute, Olympique Fribourg's Téo Savion dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-10. 74 minutes into the game, Medero Gadea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-11. Silvester Alessandro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Patrick Knechtli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matt Rösli in the 77th minute of the match. Silvester Alessandro stood somewhat misplaced when Raik Topuz came free in front of goal and shot 0-12 to the left of him in the 78 minute. 81 minutes into the match, Winterthur's goal looked a bit too open when Raik Topuz came free, but Silvester Alessandro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Winterthur's zone, Marcellus Walpert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvester Alessandro came out of the goal and Marcellus Walpert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fred Stutz in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Silvester Alessandro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Téo Savion came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Olympique Fribourg 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 Téo Savion couldn't finish the play. In the 89th minute, Herve Muller ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silvester Alessandro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-14. Téo Savion fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvester Alessandro having to interfere. The Winterthur fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Olympique Fribourg were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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