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Stadion Busskirch
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Expats United's Bertrand Goetschi got a free kick in the 7th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Jurij Heuberger notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Expats United's Kurt Mathieu. Kurt Mathieu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Conrad Barbey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pius Lepre in the 19th minute of play. Conrad Barbey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ansgar Graziani, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 22nd match minute, Expats United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dennis Lucciotti to maneuver through the defense. After 23 played minutes Busskirch SC's Jurij Heuberger stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Kurt Mathieu stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Expats United of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jurij Heuberger got free with Kurt Mathieu in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Busskirch SC booed when Expats United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christopher Eggimann didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute of the match Adrian Zimmermann sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kurt Mathieu skillfully saved the ball. If Silvan Riedweg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the game, Silvan Riedweg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kurt Mathieu. Silvan Riedweg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pius Lepre made a kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in Expats United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! In the 60th minute there was a penalty for Busskirch SC. Adrian Zimmermann stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kurt Mathieu. 4-0. Jurij Heuberger might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kurt Mathieu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jurij Heuberger ran back to his position shaking his head. Philippe Grassi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kurt Mathieu having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Philippe Grassi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Busskirch SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Philippe Grassi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kurt Mathieu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 73 minutes into the match, Expats United's goal looked a bit too open when Jurij Heuberger came free, but Kurt Mathieu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kurt Mathieu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jurij Heuberger in the 75th minute of the match. Pius Lepre's late challenge caught a Busskirch SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pius Lepre helped the player get up and apologised. Roth Lehrer hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Busskirch SC's zone, Pius Lepre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Conrad Barbey came out of the goal and Pius Lepre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Busskirch SC's Jurij Heuberger got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kurt Mathieu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvan Riedweg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Expats United's goalkeeper Kurt Mathieu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kurt Mathieu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvan Riedweg in the 93rd minute of play. When Jurij Heuberger came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Busskirch SC 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 Jurij Heuberger couldn't finish the play. Jurij Heuberger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Kurt Mathieu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.