League Play-Off

Ballwil
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Finan Blazsovies started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute Andy Winkler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Massimo Schermann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donald Brousse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finan Blazsovies in the 5th minute of play. Ballwil's Massimo Schermann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Winkler in the 7th minute of play. Andy Winkler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Massimo Schermann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Ballwil getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Luciano Steffen hit a great ball. After 15 played minutes, Schmitten's Ralf Neuenschwander shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Massimo Schermann 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 Schmitten reached it. Ballwil's Massimo Schermann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jurij Tomasi in the 20th minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Jurij Tomasi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Massimo Schermann was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Massimo Schermann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jurij Tomasi in the 27th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Jurij Tomasi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Massimo Schermann was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After some careless play in the Ballwil defense, Andy Winkler kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Massimo Schermann. The Ballwil fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Massimo Schermann should have stopped the shot. Andy Winkler took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Massimo Schermann. Massimo Schermann dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. If Andy Winkler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 48 minutes into the match, Ballwil's goal looked a bit too open when Jurij Tomasi came free, but Massimo Schermann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jurij Tomasi was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andy Winkler got free with Massimo Schermann in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Schmitten getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Feliciano Herger hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Andy Winkler sped through Ballwil's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Massimo Schermann. Andy Winkler in the 77thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Massimo Schermann, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 80 minutes into the match, Ballwil's goalkeeper Massimo Schermann had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andy Winkler. Andy Winkler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Massimo Schermann made a huge save. Jurij Tomasi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jurij Tomasi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 89th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The audience was convinced that Jurij Tomasi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Massimo Schermann was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. After having played for 93 minutes, Jurij Tomasi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Schmitten's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jurij Tomasi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 0-7 became the score in the 96th minute when Andy Winkler elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When the match was over Schmitten could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Ballwil throughout the match.