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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Renatus Holmann started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Grashoppers Club Zürich's Quintinus Wollenmann got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Renatus Holmann charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renatus Holmann the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Renatus Holmann kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Markus Waltispühl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Schroeder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ceddric Ceroli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute, Grashoppers Club Zürich's Renatus Holmann ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Theo Nagel. Theo Nagel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 18 minutes into the match, Suruçspor's goal looked a bit too open when Renatus Holmann came free, but Theo Nagel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Grashoppers Club Zürich defense, Aldo Schroeder kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Markus Waltispühl. The Grashoppers Club Zürich fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Markus Waltispühl should have stopped the shot. After 31 minutes, Vitus Lüdi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Suruçspor and the Grashoppers Club Zürich players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 played minutes Suruçspor got a freekick which was hit by Vitus Lüdi. Theo Nagel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Osterhagen in the 37th minute of play. Theo Nagel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renatus Holmann in the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the game, Tony Sauerberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Theo Nagel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 46th minute Mike Büchel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo Nagel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ceddric Ceroli to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Suruçspor's Vitus Lüdi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Vitus Lüdi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Suruçspor protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Vitus Lüdi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Suruçspor's Vitus Lüdi got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Quintinus Wollenmann missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 54 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Theo Nagel right hand side. Ceddric Ceroli's late challenge caught a Grashoppers Club Zürich's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ceddric Ceroli helped the player get up and apologised. Theo Nagel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renatus Holmann in the 61st minute of play. Suruçspor's Theo Nagel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Osterhagen in the 68th minute of play. Theo Nagel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Osterhagen in the 69th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Suruçspor's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Osterhagen came free, but Theo Nagel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Luc Lemann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute, Lars Meier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Theo Nagel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Sauerberg in the 80th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Grashoppers Club Zürich's goalkeeper Markus Waltispühl, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mathias Künzli during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Grashoppers Club Zürich's Mathias Künzli got a free kick in the 84th minute. If Augustin Sticher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Theo Nagel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Osterhagen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Grashoppers Club Zürich fully deserved thier win.