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St. Jakob-Park
Spectators: 6934 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) When Giancarlo Bögli fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Basel 1893's protests and gave Giancarlo Bögli a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th minute, Giancarlo Bögli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dietrich Freitag took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandor Summermatter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vico Achen struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Dietrich Freitag didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valcava HC. If Dino Baldini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the game, Jack Vogel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valcava HC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Basel 1893 the free kick. In the 19th match minute, Valcava HC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Vogel to maneuver through the defense. Valcava HC's Basil Peter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dino Baldini in the 20th minute of play. Basil Peter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dino Baldini in the 23rd minute of the match. Dietrich Freitag made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vico Achen in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Valcava HC's goal looked a bit too open when Dino Baldini came free, but Basil Peter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sandor Summermatter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Dietrich Freitag tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dino Baldini to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Albin Beauchamps hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vico Achen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Dietrich Freitag tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC Basel 1893's Ken DeGrasse got a free kick in the 60th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sandor Summermatter got free with Dietrich Freitag in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 64 played minutes FC Basel 1893 got a freekick which was hit by Ken DeGrasse. In the 65th minute, Vico Achen 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. Sandor Summermatters short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Dietrich Freitag to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, FC Basel 1893's Giancarlo Bögli got a free kick in the 72nd minute. When Valcava HC's Vico Achen in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Basel 1893's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vico Achen in the 75th minute of play forced FC Basel 1893's goalkeeper Dietrich Freitag to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Basel 1893 were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Valcava HC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Albin Beauchamps took the corner. 83 minutes into the match, FC Basel 1893's goalkeeper Dietrich Freitag had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sandor Summermatter. Sandor Summermatter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Dietrich Freitag tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandor Summermatter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Dietrich Freitag tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FC Basel 1893 getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Oswin Steurer hit a great ball. Sandor Summermatter's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dietrich Freitag firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in FC Basel 1893's zone, Sandor Summermatter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dietrich Freitag came out of the goal and Sandor Summermatter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valcava HC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.