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Diego Vizioli
Spectators: 10869 (Terracing: 8152, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 217) Pat Eggers started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 2 minutes into the match, FC Werdenberg's goalkeeper Manuel Lajoie had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pat Eggers. With his leg Manuel Lajoie managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when Liver Bird's Pat Eggers fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice moves Timoteo Kuhn could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Manuel Lajoie however easily saved by the left post. 11 minutes into the match, FC Werdenberg's goal looked a bit too open when Pat Eggers came free, but Manuel Lajoie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute Tudor Caragea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig Verlengia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tudor Caragea in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stig Verlengia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stig Verlengia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Evgeniy Babich went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Liver Bird's Timoteo Kuhn got a free kick in the 20th minute. A hard shot 25 in the game by Pat Eggers from a close distance when the talented Manuel Lajoie managed to make a qualified save. FC Werdenberg's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tudor Caragea in the 29th minute of play forced Liver Bird's goalkeeper Stig Verlengia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Pat Eggers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Lajoie was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Nathaniel Howald made in the 36th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Werdenberg's Volker Unger. Stig Verlengia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gökmen Uzkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stig Verlengia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tudor Caragea in the 41st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pat Eggers in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Lajoie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The corner led Liver Bird's Nathaniel Howald to fire away a dangerous shot which Manuel Lajoie despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When FC Werdenberg's Tudor Caragea in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Liver Bird's goalie prevented a goal. Manuel Lajoie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clinton Werfel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tudor Caragea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Pat Eggers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Lajoie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tudor Caragea received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stig Verlengia came out and tried to block the shot, but Tudor Caragea slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 56th minute. In the 58th match minute, FC Werdenberg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Volker Unger to maneuver through the defense. Manuel Lajoie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pat Eggers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Lajoie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pat Eggers, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. When Liver Bird's Clinton Werfel in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Werdenberg's goalie prevented a goal. 66 minutes into the match, Liver Bird's goalkeeper Stig Verlengia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tudor Caragea. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Timoteo Kuhn in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Lajoie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 68thth minute of the game Clinton Werfel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Werdenberg's Manuel Lajoie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 70 minutes FC Werdenberg's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nathaniel Howald who took care of the corner kick. Timoteo Kuhn made a great header on Liver Bird's corner, it was just that FC Werdenberg's Manuel Lajoie managed to reach the ball for a save. Stig Verlengia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tudor Caragea in the 73rd minute of play. In the 73rdth minute of the game Tudor Caragea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Liver Bird's Stig Verlengia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 76th minute, Timoteo Kuhn 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. Dimitris Rapsopodis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Lajoie having to interfere. Manuel Lajoie didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Liver Bird's Dimitris Rapsopodis shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. The FC Werdenberg supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Werdenberg would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.