League Play-Off

Stadion Alterswil
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bastian Peter kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Alterswil's Filippo Stöckli got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Frederick Hager sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alterswil's Jake Möckli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andor De la Cruz in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th match minute, Alterswil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Kamarche to maneuver through the defense. Jake Möckli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederick Hager, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Oberiberg's goalkeeper Hamlet Grossi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Forster Jetzer. Hamlet Grossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bastian Peter in the 17th minute of play. Alterswil's Jake Möckli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andor De la Cruz in the 23rd minute of play. Hamlet Grossi was a little too slow when Bastian Peter got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 28th minute, Forster Jetzer 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joshua Kreyenbühl in the 30th minute of play forced Oberiberg's goalkeeper Hamlet Grossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamlet Grossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joshua Kreyenbühl in the 37th minute of the match. Forster Jetzer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Oberiberg's goal looked a bit too open when Bastian Peter came free, but Hamlet Grossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Andor De la Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andor De la Cruz to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Alterswil's zone, Andor De la Cruz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jake Möckli came out of the goal and Andor De la Cruz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Oberiberg booed when Alterswil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fréderic D'Angelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alterswil's Jake Möckli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andor De la Cruz in the 59th minute of play. Hamlet Grossi came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Alterswil's Forster Jetzer. But to his dismay, Forster Jetzer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. With a little luck, Alterswil's Jake Möckli got control of the ball when Frederick Hager tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jake Möckli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andor De la Cruz in the 69th minute of the match. Andor De la Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jake Möckli having to interfere. When Joshua Kreyenbühl fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alterswil's protests and gave Joshua Kreyenbühl a yellow card for diving instead. After 73 played minutes Alterswil got a freekick which was hit by Joshua Kreyenbühl. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frederick Hager got free with Jake Möckli in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Andor De la Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joshua Kreyenbühl hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Andor De la Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oberiberg's supporters rose to their feet, but Andor De la Cruz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jake Möckli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Frederick Hager sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th match minute, Alterswil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Kamarche to maneuver through the defense. 89 minutes into the match, Alterswil's goalkeeper Jake Möckli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frederick Hager. Frederick Hager could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Jake Möckli made a huge save. Alterswil's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.