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SC Ebikon Arena
Spectators: 8530 (Terracing: 6398, Seating: 1962, VIP seats: 170) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kai Kamarche made the kick off which started today's match. Bieito Iñigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kai Kamarche in the 5th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Bruno Guimarães's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bieito Iñigo was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Kai Kamarche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th match minute, Lugano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Menelaos Fytanidis to maneuver through the defense. Ufstieger Jungs's Forrester Frei shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 17th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Lucius Berger but with some difficulty. Bieito Iñigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kai Kamarche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Menelaos Fytanidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Bieito Iñigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maro Morf hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kai Kamarche in the 31st minute of play forced Ufstieger Jungs's goalkeeper Bieito Iñigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ufstieger Jungs's Bieito Iñigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kai Kamarche in the 35th minute of play. Harald Wilhelm hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Kai Kamarche struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Bieito Iñigo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lugano. In the 40th minute, Graham Staffelbach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lothaire Coccia charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lothaire Coccia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 46 minutes into the match, Ufstieger Jungs's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Guimarães came free, but Bieito Iñigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kai Kamarche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bieito Iñigo having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leopoldo Schoch was the one to do the kick off. Maro Morf kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. If Bruno Guimarães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lugano's Bruno Guimarães in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ufstieger Jungs's goalie prevented a goal. Bieito Iñigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Guimarães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute of the match Lugano got a corner. Ufstieger Jungs's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Paddy Aceto ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Patrizio Huber heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Bieito Iñigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kai Kamarche in the 66th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Guimarães got free with Bieito Iñigo in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Ufstieger Jungs's Bieito Iñigo got control of the ball when Bruno Guimarães tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Ufstieger Jungs getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Graham Staffelbach hit a great ball. Bieito Iñigo 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 74th minute. Ufstieger Jungs's Bieito Iñigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kai Kamarche in the 75th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bruno Guimarães got free with Bieito Iñigo in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Theodor Castelletti during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leopoldo Schoch blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucius Berger having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Leopoldo Schoch's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucius Berger was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Bieito Iñigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kai Kamarche in the 93rd minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lugano eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.