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Stadion Letzigrund
Spectators: 8412 (Terracing: 6309, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ernest Pollastrini kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute Jonathan Schumacher suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 2 minutes into the game, Omar Jardan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fifa FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Zürich the free kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anatol Brünisholz in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jared Labrie saved FC Zürich from getting behind. FC Zürich's Jared Labrie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatol Brünisholz in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Pollastrini in the 9th minute of play forced FC Zürich's goalkeeper Jared Labrie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Gonçalo Secco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jared Labrie was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Ernest Pollastrini notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC Zürich's Jared Labrie. Jared Labrie was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 21st minute Anatol Brünisholz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jared Labrie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rudolf Merz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maxime Geisseler went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Gonçalo Secco took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jared Labrie. Jared Labrie dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Jared Labrie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernest Pollastrini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jared Labrie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernest Pollastrini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jared Labrie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Jardan in the 38th minute of the match. Jared Labrie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonçalo Secco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jared Labrie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernest Pollastrini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maxime Geisseler 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maxime Geisseler was the one to do the kick off. Rudolf Merz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxime Geisseler, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Thomas Loewe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Jared Labrie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Thomas Loewe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fifa FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. Jared Labrie made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Ernest Pollastrini sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, FC Zürich's Jared Labrie got control of the ball when Gonçalo Secco tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to FC Zürich getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Maxime Geisseler hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the game, FC Zürich's Maxime Geisseler nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rudolf Merz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. Ernest Pollastrini's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jared Labrie firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ernest Pollastrini scored 2-6 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jared Labrie, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 76th minute, Gonçalo Secco reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jared Labrie. The goal made the score 2-7. With a little luck, FC Zürich's Jared Labrie got control of the ball when Ernest Pollastrini tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dan Vogt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Jared Labrie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Fifa FC's Omar Jardan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jared Labrie. Jared Labrie yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-8. After 88 minutes, Thomas Loewe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fifa FC and the FC Zürich players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Fifa FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Thomas Loewe hit a great ball. After 90 minutes, Stefan Galliker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fifa FC and the FC Zürich players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 90th match minute, Fifa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Galliker to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Fifa FC's Thomas Loewe got a free kick in the 94th minute. 96 minutes into the match, FC Zürich's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Jardan came free, but Jared Labrie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fifa FC played a much better game than FC Zürich and deserved their victory. The FC Zürich players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.