Official Cup

Kalahari Desert
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kevin Stoffel took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Kevin Stoffel 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. After 5 minutes of play, Motala AIF's Michele Zeljko made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nathan Sant was left in no man's land by his defense there! Michele Zeljko kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After 8 played minutes Meerkats FC got a freekick which was hit by Antoine Miggiani. After 10 minutes, Jean Paul Taliana mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Meerkats FC and the Motala AIF players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Meerkats FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Jean Paul Taliana hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Stoffel in the 16th minute of play forced Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Nathan Sant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Motala AIF's Alois Gräber got a free kick in the 18th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Michele Zeljko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nathan Sant. Meerkats FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michele Zeljko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 23 minutes into the match, Meerkats FC's goal looked a bit too open when Michele Zeljko came free, but Nathan Sant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jean Paul Taliana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elvir Langer having to interfere. In the 39th minute Michele Zeljko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nathan Sant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 41 minutes Meerkats FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hanspeter Büchel who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Hanspeter Büchel got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nathan Sant quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 42nd minute, Ryan Mallia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Meerkats FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Motala AIF were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabio Rapa to make the kick off. Zach Testaferrata Viani kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Nathan Sant acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 55th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Hanspeter Büchel. 55 minutes into the game, Ismaele Santo Fischer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Motala AIF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Meerkats FC the free kick. A collision led to Motala AIF getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ismaele Santo Fischer hit a great ball. Gianluca Dalli hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hanspeter Büchel got free with Nathan Sant in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismaele Santo Fischer in the 62nd minute of play forced Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Nathan Sant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ismaele Santo Fischer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute, Ryan Mallia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute Arthur Teuma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elvir Langer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute of the match, Kevin Stoffel got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nathan Sant was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Nathan Sant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kevin Stoffel in the 77th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 78 minutes, Nathan Sant successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 80th minute, Zach Testaferrata Viani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Motala AIF's Fabio Girstmair shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 81st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nathan Sant but with some difficulty. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfred Pavia during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Meerkats FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Alfred Pavia hit a great ball. Motala AIF's Mats Loose shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 92nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nathan Sant but with some difficulty. A hard shot by Fabio Girstmair from long distance, 94 minutes into the match, got Nathan Sant's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Meerkats FC's Alfred Pavia got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Alfred Pavia off the ground. The supporters of Motala AIF booed when Meerkats FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfred Pavia didn't get a good kick on the ball.