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Herrenhof
Spectators: 7761 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 150) An unexpectedly hard shot by Sten Ursprung in the 3rd minute of play forced Herrenhof's goalkeeper Francesco Kraus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute, Riccardo Rothschild made a precise shot to the right of Francesco Kraus. Herrenhof's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Alexandros Greber charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexandros Greber the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 7 played minutes Pereira FC got a freekick which was hit by Alexandros Greber. When Michael Graf came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Herrenhof 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 Michael Graf couldn't finish the play. In the 10th minute, Alexandros Greber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Loic Locher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eric Fässler made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Michael Graf sent off a good shot on target. Sten Ursprung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francesco Kraus having to interfere. Michael Graf succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 28th playminute. After a defensive mix-up in Pereira FC's zone, Loic Locher stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eric Fässler came out of the goal and Loic Locher tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sten Ursprung's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Francesco Kraus read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Sten Ursprung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Riccardo Rothschild 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peter Pfeffer during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Herrenhof getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Peter Pfeffer hit a great ball. Sten Ursprung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francesco Kraus having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sten Ursprung to make the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Michael Graf managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Herrenhof's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michael Graf was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Loic Locher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Loic Locher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Eric Fässler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Herrenhof booed when Pereira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albin Zacchia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yan Sauber took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eric Fässler. Pereira FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Herrenhof's zone, Sten Ursprung stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francesco Kraus came out of the goal and Sten Ursprung tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Loic Locher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 81 minutes, Jeffrey Barth managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pereira FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeffrey Barth was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Albin Zacchia struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Francesco Kraus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pereira FC. 88 minutes into the match, Sten Ursprung notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Herrenhof's Francesco Kraus. Francesco Kraus was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Riccardo Rothschild recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Peter Pfeffer was shown his second yellow card after 96 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Pereira FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.