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Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sylvain Krell took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Sebastien Bucher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Kurdistan 05 and the AC Bilano-Arco players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sebastien Bucher kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Ludwig Summermatter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hanley Märki in the 7th minute of the match. 0-1 became the score in the 10th minute when Hanley Märki elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Real Kurdistan 05's zone, Lazarus Decimo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ludwig Summermatter came out of the goal and Lazarus Decimo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Real Kurdistan 05's Gregory Kuster got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 18th minute, Lazarus Decimo 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hanley Märki in the 19th minute of play forced Real Kurdistan 05's goalkeeper Ludwig Summermatter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Real Kurdistan 05 fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when Real Kurdistan 05's Yan LondeLalonde 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 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 26th minute Sylvain Krell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maik Gruenigen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Real Kurdistan 05's Ludwig Summermatter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hanley Märki in the 31st minute of play. Lazarus Decimo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jonas Sticher hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute Lazarus Decimo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludwig Summermatter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hanley Märki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ludwig Summermatter having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gregory Kuster during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gregory Kuster hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Joshua Lindemann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, Lazarus Decimo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ludwig Summermatter. Real Kurdistan 05's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lazarus Decimo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2.

The wind increased when Hanley Märki made the kick off in the second half. Lazarus Decimo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ludwig Summermatter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lazarus Decimo struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Ludwig Summermatter didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Bilano-Arco. Hanley Märki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Ludwig Summermatter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Guillaume Restle fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Bilano-Arco's protests and gave Guillaume Restle a yellow card for diving instead. Guillaume Restle hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Ludwig Jurt was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 65 minutes into the match. The referee gave Real Kurdistan 05 a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Joshua Lindemann, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AC Bilano-Arco's Maik Gruenigen. 2-2. AC Bilano-Arco's Guillaume Restle suffered a concussion after 71 minutes and had to leave the field. After 71 minutes of play Real Kurdistan 05's Sebastien Bucher was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. AC Bilano-Arco's Jannes Burkart was substituted for Guillaume Restle. After 73 played minutes Real Kurdistan 05 got a freekick which was hit by Sebastien Bucher. 78 minutes into the game, Hugh Righetti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Kurdistan 05's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Bilano-Arco the free kick. In the 78th match minute, Real Kurdistan 05 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugh Righetti to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Hanley Märki managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Bilano-Arco's supporters rose to their feet, but Hanley Märki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ludwig Summermatter breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Real Kurdistan 05's Alessio Albiez got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Jannes Burkart managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Bilano-Arco's supporters rose to their feet, but Jannes Burkart was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ludwig Summermatter breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Björn Strauss sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the match, Real Kurdistan 05's goal looked a bit too open when Hanley Märki came free, but Ludwig Summermatter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sylvain Krell's late challenge caught a AC Bilano-Arco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sylvain Krell helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Real Kurdistan 05 getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Sylvain Krell hit a great ball. AC Bilano-Arco were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Real Kurdistan 05 to leave the ground with a draw.