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Stadion Lugano
Spectators: 8600 (Terracing: 6451, Seating: 1978, VIP seats: 171) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kai Kamarche kicked off to start the match. With an all-out effort, Lugano's Cäsar Daecher threw himself towards the right post 4 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kai Kamarche, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 8th minute, Kai Kamarche made a precise shot to the right of Cäsar Daecher. Dinamo ST Gallen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 11 minutes into the game, Lothaire Coccia threw the ball into play from the sideline. Dinamo ST Gallen's Joe Ineichen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 13th minute, Dinamo ST Gallen's Claude Eglin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Claude Eglin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Dinamo ST Gallen protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Claude Eglin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Dinamo ST Gallen getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Claude Eglin hit a great ball. With a little luck, Dinamo ST Gallen's Cäsar Daecher got control of the ball when Paddy Aceto tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Dinamo ST Gallen's Theo Netzer got a free kick in the 15th minute. When Leander Boss fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dinamo ST Gallen's protests and gave Leander Boss a yellow card for diving instead. Leander Boss hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Paddy Aceto shot from long distance in the 18th minute, but Cäsar Daecher was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Bruno Guimarães could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Cäsar Daecher made a huge save. Falco Klein struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Cäsar Daecher didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lugano. A collision led to Lugano getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Patrizio Huber hit a great ball. Dinamo ST Gallen's Cäsar Daecher proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Dinamo ST Gallen from getting a goal against them. In the 29th minute Falco Klein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cäsar Daecher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Dinamo ST Gallen's Francisco Borer got a free kick in the 34th minute. Cäsar Daecher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patrizio Huber in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute, Lugano's Falco Klein ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cäsar Daecher. Cäsar Daecher yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. After 45 minutes, Falco Klein mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lugano and the Dinamo ST Gallen players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lugano getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Falco Klein hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francisco Borer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Patrizio Huber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute, Patrizio Huber made a precise shot to the right of Cäsar Daecher. Dinamo ST Gallen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Dinamo ST Gallen's Cäsar Daecher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Falco Klein in the 58th minute of play. Cäsar Daecher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Guimarães in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Kai Kamarche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cäsar Daecher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Dinamo ST Gallen's goal looked a bit too open when Falco Klein came free, but Cäsar Daecher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrizio Huber blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cäsar Daecher having to make a save. If Patrizio Huber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cäsar Daecher 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 69th minute. Cäsar Daecher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Falco Klein, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute Bruno Guimarães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cäsar Daecher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dinamo ST Gallen's Cäsar Daecher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Guimarães in the 74th minute of play. If Patrizio Huber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cäsar Daecher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Guimarães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 played minutes Dinamo ST Gallen got a freekick which was hit by Gordon Suter. If Patrizio Huber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Falco Klein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Balduin Müggler during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Patrizio Huber fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lugano's protests and gave Patrizio Huber a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, Lugano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrizio Huber to maneuver through the defense. If Kai Kamarche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bruno Guimarães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Cäsar Daecher tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lugano's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.