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Match Report
Arni
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the game, Klemens Gervasi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stein's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arni the free kick. Klemens Gervasi hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Charles Weber's late challenge caught a Arni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Charles Weber helped the player get up and apologised. In the 10th match minute, Stein was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charles Weber to maneuver through the defense. Jimmy Koller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Hans Klein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jimmy Koller received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Cooper Baumann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute Jimmy Koller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cooper Baumann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After recieving a nice pass, Stein's Klemens Gervasi tried to score from far away in the 36th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Arni's zone, Hans Klein stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Howie Nietlispach came out of the goal and Hans Klein tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Stein's zone, James Meier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cooper Baumann came out of the goal and James Meier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arni's Howie Nietlispach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude Visser in the 46th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Jimmy Koller made the kick off in the second half. When Roland Ciancone fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stein's protests and gave Roland Ciancone a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Stein's Roland Ciancone got a free kick in the 52nd minute. When Roland Ciancone came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Stein 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 Roland Ciancone couldn't finish the play. Arni's Rafael Van Geestel got his second yellow card of the match in the 63rd minute. The referee ordered Rafael Van Geestel off the ground. Rafael Van Geestel kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Klemens Gervasi kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After having played for 79 minutes, Hans Klein managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stein's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hans Klein was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. James Meier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cooper Baumann having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Roland Ciancone 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.
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