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Neyruz
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Neyruz SC's Odin Shuster 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. Odin Shuster sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Neyruz SC's Beniamino Schaerer got a free kick in the 5th minute. When Odin Shuster came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Neyruz SC 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 Odin Shuster couldn't finish the play. If Torben Probst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18 played minutes Neyruz SC got a freekick which was hit by Beniamino Schaerer. Arturo Figini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julio Esposito in the 21st minute of play. Torben Probst took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arturo Figini. Arturo Figini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. A hard shot by Leonard Zumbrunnen from long distance, 29 minutes into the match, got Gerold Widmer's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Silvio Bizier kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Gerold Widmer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raphael Schmidlin in the 34th minute. In the 37th minute Odin Shuster shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerold Widmer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, SV Affoltern am Albis's goal looked a bit too open when Odin Shuster came free, but Gerold Widmer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Neyruz SC's Raphael Schmidlin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gerold Widmer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Torben Probst struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Arturo Figini didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SV Affoltern am Albis. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julio Esposito made a kick off. Raphael Schmidlin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gerold Widmer having to make a save. Beniamino Schaerer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerold Widmer having to interfere. The supporters of SV Affoltern am Albis booed when Neyruz SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonard Zumbrunnen didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Torben Probst came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the SV Affoltern am Albis 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 Torben Probst couldn't finish the play. Clayton Yelmorini hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Arturo Figini made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Torben Probst sent off a good shot on target. Arturo Figini made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Torben Probst sent off a good shot on target. Arturo Figini made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Torben Probst sent off a good shot on target. Arturo Figini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio Esposito, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute, Torben Probst made a precise shot to the right of Arturo Figini. Neyruz SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Neyruz SC's goalkeeper Arturo Figini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SV Affoltern am Albis eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.