League Play-Off

Hardturm
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) If Renatus Holmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Regis Melone kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Romain Bayer acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 9th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Quintinus Wollenmann. Romain Bayer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renatus Holmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Grashoppers Club Zürich's attack was well implemented in the 19th minute, but when Tony Sauerberg was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Domenico Sturzenegger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Ritti's Romain Bayer got control of the ball when Renatus Holmann tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Claude Gersten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Markus Waltispühl was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Tony Sauerberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Romain Bayer made a huge save. Claude Gersten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Markus Waltispühl having to interfere. Gerald Gärtner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romain Bayer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renatus Holmann in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Roland Grossi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ritti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grashoppers Club Zürich the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ritti's Roland Grossi got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Claude Gersten to strike the kick off in the second half. Claude Gersten struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Markus Waltispühl didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ritti. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Renatus Holmann in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romain Bayer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Tony Sauerberg came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Grashoppers Club Zürich fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tony Sauerberg couldn't finish the play. 60 minutes into the match, Ritti's goal looked a bit too open when Tony Sauerberg came free, but Romain Bayer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Regis Melone kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. When Tony Sauerberg came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Grashoppers Club Zürich fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tony Sauerberg couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domenico Sturzenegger during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd minute, Domenico Sturzenegger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Renatus Holmann came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Grashoppers Club Zürich fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Renatus Holmann couldn't finish the play. Tony Sauerberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st minute, Joe Osterhagen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute Claude Gersten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Waltispühl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tony Sauerberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renatus Holmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Romain Bayer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Renatus Holmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tony Sauerberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Grashoppers Club Zürich were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.