Friendly League

Stadio Cornaredo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karsten Illgner took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of KFC Uerdingen 05 booed when FC Lugano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chatmongkon Borvornpattarakomol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Odysseus De Souza could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Radenko Mayer however easily saved by the left post. In the 12th minute, Alois Fontagnier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Florian Diederich managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Lugano's supporters rose to their feet, but Florian Diederich was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radenko Mayer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 16th minute Guido Emennegger suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. FC Lugano made a substitution. Hugo Haller replaced Guido Emennegger. After 18 played minutes KFC Uerdingen 05 got a freekick which was hit by Karsten Illgner. 21 minutes into the match, KFC Uerdingen 05's goal looked a bit too open when Pornsak Seearamrungruang came free, but Radenko Mayer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Odysseus De Souza's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Radenko Mayer firmly grabbed it by the left post. Odysseus De Souza in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Radenko Mayer, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 27 played minutes, KFC Uerdingen 05's Nicolas Anelka shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dieter Gärtner came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in KFC Uerdingen 05 reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Hussen in the 29th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper Dieter Gärtner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 32 minutes, Alois Fontagnier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KFC Uerdingen 05 and the FC Lugano players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Lugano booed when KFC Uerdingen 05 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alois Fontagnier didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pornsak Seearamrungruang in the 40th minute of play forced KFC Uerdingen 05's goalkeeper Radenko Mayer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florian Diederich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radenko Mayer having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Odysseus De Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Lugano's supporters rose to their feet, but Odysseus De Souza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radenko Mayer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Dieter Gärtner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karsten Illgner in the 54th minute. KFC Uerdingen 05's Alois Fontagnier got his second yellow card of the match in the 62nd minute. The referee ordered Alois Fontagnier off the ground. In the 63rd minute, Alois Fontagnier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FC Lugano booed when KFC Uerdingen 05 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alois Fontagnier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chatmongkon Borvornpattarakomol 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 Radenko Mayer. KFC Uerdingen 05's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. KFC Uerdingen 05's Radenko Mayer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Haller in the 71st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Pornsak Seearamrungruang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Radenko Mayer was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. 75 minutes into the match, KFC Uerdingen 05's goal looked a bit too open when Pornsak Seearamrungruang came free, but Radenko Mayer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute, Fréderic Huerlimann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, FC Lugano's Dieter Gärtner got control of the ball when Karsten Illgner tried to sneak it across the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, Ulric Donsante was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Lugano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KFC Uerdingen 05 the free kick. A collision led to FC Lugano getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ulric Donsante hit a great ball. In the 86th minute Ulric Donsante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radenko Mayer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, KFC Uerdingen 05's goal looked a bit too open when Ulric Donsante came free, but Radenko Mayer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radenko Mayer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Haller in the 91st minute of play. Ulric Donsante took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Radenko Mayer. Radenko Mayer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Radenko Mayer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pornsak Seearamrungruang's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Lugano fully deserved thier win.