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Neulend
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Gunther Kreis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Eitler, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. The supporters of Neulend booed when ZüricherFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manfred Cabanis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Durs Grupe's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Stefan Segner skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 11th play minute Durs Grupe came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Stefan Segner. 1-0. ZüricherFC's Stefan Segner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save ZüricherFC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Manfred Cabanis managed to get in a good position for a shot. ZüricherFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Manfred Cabanis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gunther Kreis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, ZüricherFC's Tobias Mank got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Gunther Kreis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfred Cabanis in the 34th minute of the match. Gunther Kreis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Eitler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Manfred Cabanis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gunther Kreis was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Gunther Kreis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfred Cabanis in the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st match minute, ZüricherFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobias Mank to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes into the match, Neulend's goal looked a bit too open when Manfred Cabanis came free, but Gunther Kreis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gunther Kreis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Mank, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Durs Grupe was the one to do the kick off. Gunther Kreis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfred Cabanis in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Tony Schmalacker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gunther Kreis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 61st minute of the match, Noel Czerkus tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gunther Kreis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Neulend's Patrick Oliver Gallasch got a free kick in the 65th minute. When Daniel Seibt fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ZüricherFC's protests and gave Daniel Seibt a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in ZüricherFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! In the 71st minute there was a penalty for Neulend. Dag Heß stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Stefan Segner. 2-2. Frank Eitler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Gunther Kreis made a huge save. In the 76th minute, Tonio Rank hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Gunther Kreis managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when ZüricherFC's Frank Eitler fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 80th minute Frank Eitler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gunther Kreis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gunther Kreis made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Tobias Mank sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st minute Manfred Cabanis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gunther Kreis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gunther Kreis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfred Cabanis in the 92nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Durs Grupe in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stefan Segner saved ZüricherFC from getting behind. After some careless play in the Neulend defense, Frank Eitler kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gunther Kreis. The Neulend fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gunther Kreis should have stopped the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ZüricherFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.