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Stadion Vorderthal
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 6424, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hanley Märki kicked off to start the match. Teo Vincx hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute, Jokim Knobel had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Justo Jerano'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. Justo Jerano helped the player get up and apologised. AC Bilano-Arco made a substitution. Björn Strauss replaced Jokim Knobel. Justo Jerano hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Ticino Patriots's Roth Sommer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lazarus Decimo in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Ticino Patriots's Justo Jerano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Maik Gruenigen. Maik Gruenigen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Lazarus Decimo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roth Sommer was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Hanley Märki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Roth Sommer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henry Sankt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Roth Sommer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ticino Patriots's Roth Sommer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lazarus Decimo in the 29th minute of play. A collision led to AC Bilano-Arco getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Thoralf Meyer hit a great ball. Justo Jerano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Maik Gruenigen came out and tried to block the shot, but Justo Jerano slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 31st minute. Ticino Patriots's Roth Sommer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lazarus Decimo in the 34th minute of play. Howard Jost kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ticino Patriots's Cedric Gauch got a free kick in the 36th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Kauã Paes notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of AC Bilano-Arco's Maik Gruenigen. Maik Gruenigen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thoralf Meyer kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Justo Jerano in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maik Gruenigen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 52nd minute, Justo Jerano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ticino Patriots fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. If Hanley Märki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th match minute, AC Bilano-Arco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thoralf Meyer to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the game, Ticino Patriots's Justo Jerano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maik Gruenigen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. After 72 minutes of play, Ticino Patriots's Justo Jerano made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maik Gruenigen was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Ticino Patriots fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Ticino Patriots's Justo Jerano 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 7-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of AC Bilano-Arco booed when Ticino Patriots was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teo Vincx didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th match minute, Ticino Patriots was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cedric Gauch to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Justo Jerano sped through AC Bilano-Arco's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maik Gruenigen. For all the effort they put into the match, the AC Bilano-Arco players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ticino Patriots.