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Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Germano Goetschi kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Freeman Widenmeier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Betschart saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Freeman Widenmeier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in FC Burgdorf 2011's zone, Germano Goetschi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Wemelinger came out of the goal and Germano Goetschi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vittorio Weiss received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Joel Wemelinger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute Germano Goetschi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Wemelinger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 23 minutes of play, FC Burgdorf 2011's Bill Freitag made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tommy Betschart was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bill Freitag fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Betschart having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, FC Burgdorf 2011's goal looked a bit too open when Germano Goetschi came free, but Joel Wemelinger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Freeman Widenmeier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Freeman Widenmeier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elia Azara charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elia Azara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Elia Azara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute of the match Owen Rominger sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joel Wemelinger skillfully saved the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Freeman Widenmeier to strike the kick off in the second half. FC Burgdorf 2011's Joel Wemelinger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Germano Goetschi in the 56th minute of play. A collision led to FC Burgdorf 2011 getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Marco Aloisia hit a great ball. Felix Meyer kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Germano Goetschi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Wemelinger was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Bill Freitag received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Tommy Betschart tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Freeman Widenmeier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommy Betschart. Manchester Gais's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Freeman Widenmeier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Bill Freitag scored 3-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tommy Betschart, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Joel Wemelinger was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Germano Goetschi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 86 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Burgdorf 2011's zone, Vittorio Weiss stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Wemelinger came out of the goal and Vittorio Weiss tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Burgdorf 2011 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Manchester Gais had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.