Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Aves Negras's Guter Tobia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gregor Kobel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guter Tobia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Espen Steelers's Federico Abud got a free kick in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Guter Tobia came free, but Gregor Kobel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Nino Schurter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcial Bakar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogelio Montez, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Nino Schurter spun around in front of the goal 15 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Aves Negras's goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of Aves Negras:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Espen Steelers:s goal. Marcial Bakar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogelio Montez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aves Negras's Marcial Bakar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nino Schurter in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to Espen Steelers getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Alberto Giacometti hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Guter Tobia came free, but Gregor Kobel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Espen Steelers's Marcial Bakar threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nino Schurter, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Marcial Bakar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alain Berset, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Guter Tobia came free, but Gregor Kobel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gregor Kobel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guter Tobia, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Nino Schurter stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tamer Yalçıner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregor Kobel having to interfere. 54 minutes into the game, Guter Tobia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gregor Kobel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcial Bakar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogelio Montez, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Marcial Bakar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alain Berset, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 64 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guter Tobia. Gregor Kobel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guter Tobia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Aves Negras's goal looked a bit too open when Rogelio Montez came free, but Marcial Bakar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aves Negras's Marcial Bakar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nino Schurter in the 77th minute of play. In the 78thth minute of the game Alain Berset who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aves Negras's Marcial Bakar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guter Tobia in the 80th minute of play forced Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Espen Steelers's Stan Wawrinka was substituted for Rogelio Montez. Aves Negras's Efrain Artal was substituted for Guter Tobia. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Lenny Rubin replaced Marco Odermatt. Aves Negras's Aaron Gallagher was substituted for Humberto Urtsin. 89 minutes into the game, Espen Steelers's Stan Wawrinka nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcial Bakar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 93rd minute of the match, Efrain Artal tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gregor Kobel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Alain Berset took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcial Bakar. Marcial Bakar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Aves Negras's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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