Official Cup

San Giacomo
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Raik Topuz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Kevin Arnolds ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patrick Knechtli was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 6th minute Raik Topuz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Werner Kamps saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute, Géza Fodor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bierunese fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Arnolds in the 18th minute of play forced Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Patrick Knechtli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Knechtli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kevin Arnolds in the 20th minute. Kevin Arnolds could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Patrick Knechtli made a huge save. 21 minutes into the match, Medero Gadea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Werner Kamps. Bierunese's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Medero Gadea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 25th minute Téo Savion shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Werner Kamps saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Patrick Knechtli stood somewhat misplaced when Kevin Arnolds came free in front of goal and shot 3-1 to the left of him in the 27 minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kevin Arnolds in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrick Knechtli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Bierunese's Kevin Arnolds in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympique Fribourg's goalie prevented a goal. In the 39th minute Kevin Arnolds shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Knechtli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Olympique Fribourg from getting a goal against them. In the last second Patrick Knechtli throw himself and got hold of the ball when Kevin Arnolds in the 45thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kevin Arnolds to strike the kick off in the second half. Patrick Knechtli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Géza Fodor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Baldomiro Clementi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrick Knechtli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baldomiro Clementi in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Raik Topuz 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. 58 minutes into the match, Bierunese's goalkeeper Werner Kamps had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Téo Savion. In the 59th minute Téo Savion shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Werner Kamps saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kevin Arnolds in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrick Knechtli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 65 minutes, Kevin Arnolds made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bierunese's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Schroeder was slow to take the kick. During this time Olympique Fribourg's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Géza Fodor in the 72nd minute of play forced Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Patrick Knechtli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Géza Fodor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patrick Knechtli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Olympique Fribourg's Téo Savion dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kevin Arnolds in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrick Knechtli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Bierunese's Kevin Arnolds in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympique Fribourg's goalie prevented a goal. In the 81stth minute of the game Kevin Arnolds who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 81st minute, Herve Muller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 82 minutes into the match, Olympique Fribourg's goal looked a bit too open when Géza Fodor came free, but Patrick Knechtli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute, Bram Sandstra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patrick Knechtli was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. Patrick Knechtli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Arnolds, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomiro Clementi in the 91st minute of play forced Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Patrick Knechtli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Kevin Arnolds's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrick Knechtli was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Bierunese walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.