Friendly League

Jetztvernetzt Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcelo Gaitan took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Hercules Dommen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Alwin Stegmeier from long distance, 6 minutes into the match, got Dario Berenguer's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Bjarne Fröhlicher charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bjarne Fröhlicher the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 7th minute, Bjarne Fröhlicher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Americo Quintun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gerd Laforge read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Remo Jerzinger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gerd Laforge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Luken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celestino Drescher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dario Berenguer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hercules Dommen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the game, Lomitas FC's Carlos Luken nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gerd Laforge made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. AS Rapperswil-Jona's Gerd Laforge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Gaitan in the 23rd minute of play. AS Rapperswil-Jona's Gerd Laforge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Americo Quintun in the 25th minute of play. Gerd Laforge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Gaitan, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. If Marcelo Gaitan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. AS Rapperswil-Jona's Gerd Laforge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Luken in the 29th minute of play. Gerd Laforge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Gaitan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerd Laforge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Americo Quintun in the 33rd minute of play. Gerd Laforge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Luken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Marcelo Gaitan made a precise shot to the right of Gerd Laforge. AS Rapperswil-Jona's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 47 minutes into the match, AS Rapperswil-Jona's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Luken came free, but Gerd Laforge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The AS Rapperswil-Jona players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lomitas FC were winning 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hercules Dommen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Remo Jerzinger fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AS Rapperswil-Jona's protests and gave Remo Jerzinger a yellow card for diving instead. In the 56th minute, Remo Jerzinger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in AS Rapperswil-Jona's zone, Americo Quintun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerd Laforge came out of the goal and Americo Quintun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gerd Laforge made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Carlos Luken sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rd minute, Saul Gonsalve made a precise shot to the right of Gerd Laforge. AS Rapperswil-Jona's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. After some careless play in the AS Rapperswil-Jona defense, Americo Quintun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gerd Laforge. The AS Rapperswil-Jona fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gerd Laforge should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Lomitas FC's zone, Celestino Drescher stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dario Berenguer came out of the goal and Celestino Drescher tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Celestino Drescher during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AS Rapperswil-Jona getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Celestino Drescher hit a great ball. After having played for 73 minutes, Celestino Drescher managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AS Rapperswil-Jona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celestino Drescher was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the AS Rapperswil-Jona defense, Marcelo Gaitan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gerd Laforge. The AS Rapperswil-Jona fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gerd Laforge should have stopped the shot. Fernan Romano charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernan Romano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 82 played minutes Lomitas FC got a freekick which was hit by Fernan Romano. After 85 minutes, Benedicto Errapel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lomitas FC and the AS Rapperswil-Jona players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of Lomitas FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AS Rapperswil-Jona:s goal. In the 86th minute there was a penalty for AS Rapperswil-Jona. Bjarne Fröhlicher stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dario Berenguer. 1-7. Dario Berenguer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celestino Drescher in the 89th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcelo Gaitan during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lomitas FC's Marcelo Gaitan got a free kick in the 90th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Lomitas FC's Fernan Romano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gerd Laforge. That made the score 1-8 after 95 minutes of play.