League Play-Off

Stadion Waltenschwil
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sylvester Vicente charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sylvester Vicente the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Waltenschwil getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Sylvester Vicente hit a great ball. Stefan Gonzales made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilbur Hänggi in the 4th minute of play. After 6 played minutes Valens got a freekick which was hit by Boris Beyer. Klaus Hirsch was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 7th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Valens's Olaf Buser got a free kick in the 8th minute. Sylvester Vicente hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After having played for 11 minutes, Wilbur Hänggi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valens's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wilbur Hänggi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gunter Vonrotz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Marcel Hirter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pierre Restle got free with Marcel Hirter in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Pierre Restle managed to get in a good position for a shot. Waltenschwil's supporters rose to their feet, but Pierre Restle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcel Hirter breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gunter Vonrotz in the 28th minute of play forced Valens's goalkeeper Marcel Hirter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Waltenschwil's Klaus Hirsch got a free kick in the 34th minute. Stefan Gonzales showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Hitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. When Leroy Galliker fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Waltenschwil's protests and gave Leroy Galliker a yellow card for diving instead. Stefan Gonzales took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilbur Hänggi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stefan Gonzales took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenzo Hitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilbur Hänggi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Stefan Gonzales tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lorenzo Hitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lorenzo Hitz was the one to do the kick off. Stefan Gonzales showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Hitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Wilbur Hänggi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stefan Gonzales read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Wilbur Hänggi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valens's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilbur Hänggi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stefan Gonzales breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stefan Gonzales made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilbur Hänggi in the 64th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Waltenschwil's goalkeeper Stefan Gonzales had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilbur Hänggi. The crowd rose to their feet as Valens's Lorenzo Hitz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stefan Gonzales. That made the score 0-1 after 67 minutes of play. 75 minutes into the match, Waltenschwil's goalkeeper Stefan Gonzales had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olaf Buser. After 76 minutes of play, Valens's Wilbur Hänggi made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stefan Gonzales was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Lorenzo Hitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sylvester Vicente hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Brian Ciprella took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Stefan Gonzales. Waltenschwil's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Lorenzo Hitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 94 minutes into the game, Klaus Hirsch was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Waltenschwil's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valens the free kick. 94 minutes into the game, one of Waltenschwil:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty.