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Stadion Egerkingen
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) After 6 minutes, Bruce Wiprächtiger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BENFICA and the Egerkingen players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bruce Wiprächtiger kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Jost Oehen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeo Eggenschwiler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Peder Nietlisbach came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the BENFICA 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 Peder Nietlisbach couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute, Sylvester Studhalter 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. In the 15th minute Peder Nietlisbach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudolph Merki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rudolph Merki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peder Nietlisbach, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, BENFICA's Elijah Fiorita got a free kick in the 24th minute. Jost Oehen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodrigo Dresdner in the 26th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Neil Graf had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rudolph Merki. Egerkingen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Neil Graf was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After having played for 33 minutes, Sylvester Studhalter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BENFICA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sylvester Studhalter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 36th minute, Stig Bürgin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39thth minute of the game Neil Graf who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Egerkingen's Rudolph Merki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sylvester Studhalter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudolph Merki having to interfere. If Bruce Wiprächtiger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sylvester Studhalter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudolph Merki having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neil Graf in the 45th minute of play forced Egerkingen's goalkeeper Rudolph Merki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rudolph Merki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frasier Rohrer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, BENFICA's goalkeeper Jost Oehen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodrigo Dresdner.

The wind increased when Amadeo Eggenschwiler made the kick off in the second half. Lukas Goetschi kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Peder Nietlisbach struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Rudolph Merki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BENFICA. In the 55th minute Stig Bürgin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jost Oehen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Neil Graf's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rudolph Merki was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Egerkingen's Rudolph Merki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Egerkingen from getting a goal against them. Neil Graf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudolph Merki having to interfere. Neil Graf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Neil Graf in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rudolph Merki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 69 minutes into the match, Egerkingen's goal looked a bit too open when Neil Graf came free, but Rudolph Merki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruce Wiprächtiger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Rudolph Merki made a huge save. Peder Nietlisbach could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Rudolph Merki made a huge save. Egerkingen's Rudolph Merki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Egerkingen from getting a goal against them. In the 79th match minute, BENFICA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elijah Fiorita to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the match, Amadeo Eggenschwiler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jost Oehen. BENFICA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amadeo Eggenschwiler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Rudolph Merki was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Peder Nietlisbach showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 84 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Sylvester Studhalter managed to get in a good position for a shot. BENFICA's supporters rose to their feet, but Sylvester Studhalter was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rudolph Merki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Frasier Rohrer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Rudolph Merki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rudolph Merki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Graf, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 96 minutes into the match, Egerkingen's goalkeeper Rudolph Merki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Peder Nietlisbach. BENFICA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.