League

Estadio Libre
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kai Kamarche made the kick off which started today's match. Bairee McGlenn charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bairee McGlenn the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 played minutes Cuba Libre Basel got a freekick which was hit by Bairee McGlenn. Alfonso De Grandis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Lucius Berger made a huge save. In the 9th minute, Kai Kamarche made a precise shot to the right of Yvan Cicchetti. Cuba Libre Basel's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 13 minutes of play, Lugano's Menelaos Fytanidis made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yvan Cicchetti was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th minute Bruno Guimarães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yvan Cicchetti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucius Berger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bairee McGlenn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yvan Cicchetti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Guimarães in the 19th minute of the match. Yvan Cicchetti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kai Kamarche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yvan Cicchetti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kai Kamarche in the 23rd minute of the match. After 24 minutes, Reiner Seitz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cuba Libre Basel and the Lugano players grew even worse after the yellow card. Reiner Seitz hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Cuba Libre Basel's Bairee McGlenn got his second yellow card of the match in the 25th minute. The referee ordered Bairee McGlenn off the ground. In the 25th minute, Bairee McGlenn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Bruno Guimarães came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Lugano 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 Bruno Guimarães couldn't finish the play. If Menelaos Fytanidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bruno Guimarães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yvan Cicchetti having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Lugano's Paddy Aceto got a free kick in the 35th minute. Yvan Cicchetti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kai Kamarche in the 42nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Guimarães in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yvan Cicchetti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yvan Cicchetti didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kai Kamarche went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 48th minute Bruno Guimarães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yvan Cicchetti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Lugano were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alfonso De Grandis made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Alfonso De Grandis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucius Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Bruno Guimarães notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Cuba Libre Basel's Yvan Cicchetti. Yvan Cicchetti was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cuba Libre Basel's Yvan Cicchetti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kai Kamarche in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Kai Kamarche dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Yvan Cicchetti, 0-5. A hard shot 69 in the game by Bruno Guimarães from a close distance when the talented Yvan Cicchetti managed to make a qualified save. Cuba Libre Basel's players were relieved. If Alonzo Vermudo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Kai Kamarche took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Yvan Cicchetti to make any attempt to save it. When Alonzo Vermudo came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Cuba Libre Basel 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 Alonzo Vermudo couldn't finish the play. Patrizio Huber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yvan Cicchetti having to interfere. A collision led to Cuba Libre Basel getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Reiner Seitz hit a great ball. When Eduardo Boehm fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cuba Libre Basel's protests and gave Eduardo Boehm a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Cuba Libre Basel getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Eduardo Boehm hit a great ball. Yvan Cicchetti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kai Kamarche, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After 89 minutes, Kai Kamarche made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. Cuba Libre Basel's Yvan Cicchetti tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Cuba Libre Basel booed when Lugano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theodor Castelletti didn't get a good kick on the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Lothaire Coccia in the 93rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Cuba Libre Basel's Alonzo Vermudo. In the 94th minute Alonzo Vermudo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucius Berger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucius Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso De Grandis, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Lugano's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.