League

Safenwil
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thoralf Betz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Korbin Spörri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Jared Labrie made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thoralf Betz in the 6th minute of play forced Safenwil AC's goalkeeper Giusto Gut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giusto Gut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thoralf Betz in the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Maxime Geisseler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giusto Gut. Safenwil AC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maxime Geisseler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Giusto Gut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thoralf Betz in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Maxime Geisseler left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Zürich fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A collision led to Safenwil AC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Stig Fruehauf hit a great ball. When Stig Fruehauf fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Safenwil AC's protests and gave Stig Fruehauf a yellow card for diving instead. In the 28th match minute, Safenwil AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stig Fruehauf to maneuver through the defense. Elmar Renkewitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Alberto Forcucci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Elmar Renkewitz made the kick off in the second half. FC Zürich's Jared Labrie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elmar Renkewitz in the 52nd minute of play. Maxime Geisseler's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Giusto Gut firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 55th minute Thoralf Betz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giusto Gut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute, Thoralf Betz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the match, Safenwil AC's goalkeeper Giusto Gut had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thoralf Betz. Safenwil AC's Giusto Gut proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Safenwil AC from getting a goal against them. Isai Stoll hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute of the match Maxime Geisseler sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giusto Gut skillfully saved the ball. Thoralf Betz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giusto Gut read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. Maxime Geisseler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Giusto Gut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Maxime Geisseler took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Giusto Gut to make any attempt to save it. Giusto Gut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thoralf Betz in the 81st minute of the match. Giusto Gut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thoralf Betz in the 84th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, FC Zürich's Giusto Gut threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Thoralf Betz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Maxime Geisseler came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the FC Zürich 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 Maxime Geisseler couldn't finish the play. Safenwil AC's Giusto Gut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thoralf Betz in the 97th minute of play. FC Zürich's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.