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Spectators: 9259 (Terracing: 6946, Seating: 2129, VIP seats: 184) Olympique Fribourg's Mich Batshuayi 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. When Steffen Rohner fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cala's protests and gave Steffen Rohner a yellow card for diving instead. Steffen Rohner hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Üzeyir Orhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, Mich Batshuayi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cala's Moritz Wechsler. Moritz Wechsler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Moritz Wechsler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mich Batshuayi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mich Batshuayi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Moritz Wechsler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Cala's Pierre Van Geertruyden sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tristan Arioli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 32 minutes Cala's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Matt Metzger who took care of the corner kick. Üzeyir Orhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ant Koyak's late challenge caught a Cala's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ant Koyak helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Olympique Fribourg getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Ant Koyak hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Üzeyir Orhan made the kick off in the second half. Pierre Van Geertruyden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Cala's zone, Mateo Esiquio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Moritz Wechsler came out of the goal and Mateo Esiquio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Olympique Fribourg's Bruno Steiner in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cala's goalie prevented a goal. After 61 played minutes Olympique Fribourg got a freekick which was hit by Matt Metzger. Pierre Van Geertruyden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Tristan Arioli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cala's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Matt Metzger was slow to take the kick. During this time Olympique Fribourg's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Olympique Fribourg's Matt Metzger to fire away a dangerous shot which Moritz Wechsler despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ben Zehnder charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ben Zehnder the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th minute, Ben Zehnder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute Steffen Rohner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tristan Arioli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tristan Arioli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre Van Geertruyden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 minutes of play, Cala's Üzeyir Orhan made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tristan Arioli was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 93rd minute, Pierre Van Geertruyden left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cala fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1.