League

Stadion Wittnau
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mario Hulliger took the kick off in the first half of the match. Romeo Bocchi kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. If Mario Hulliger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fifa FC's Rudolf Merz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francis Caisse in the 13th minute of play. Fifa FC's Rudolf Merz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Hulliger in the 14th minute of play. Dan Vogt hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Rudolf Merz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francis Caisse in the 18th minute. If Ernest Pollastrini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phoenix's Marin Keller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Vogt in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Hulliger in the 27th minute of play forced Fifa FC's goalkeeper Rudolf Merz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernest Pollastrini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 34 played minutes, Fifa FC's Philo Ehrler shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marin Keller came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fifa FC reached it. If Ernest Pollastrini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, one of Fifa FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fifa FC. The goalkeeper, Rudolf Merz, was totally fooled by Phoenix's Leander Palluzzi, who 40 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Dan Vogt took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marin Keller. Phoenix's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anatol Brünisholz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th play minute Anatol Brünisholz came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Marin Keller. 1-1. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Phoenix's goalkeeper Marin Keller, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Mario Hulliger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rudolf Merz was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. When Omar Jardan came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Fifa FC 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 Omar Jardan couldn't finish the play. If Omar Jardan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anatol Brünisholz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mario Hulliger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudolf Merz having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olivier Scenna in the 86th minute of play forced Fifa FC's goalkeeper Rudolf Merz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Graham Schaer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Phoenix fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. If Mario Hulliger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anatol Brünisholz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.