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Stadion Ronco
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Irenäus Barkholz started the match with the kick off. When Irenäus Barkholz, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 4 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Mathias Hesse was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Irenäus Barkholz in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mathias Hesse prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Irenäus Barkholz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mathias Hesse having to interfere. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Tsatsai R.I.P.'s goalkeeper Robert Verplanken, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 13 minutes into the game, FC Tsatsai R.I.P.'s Irenäus Barkholz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mathias Hesse made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Fridolin Vicente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in FC Tsatsai R.I.P.'s zone, Jarno DuLin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robert Verplanken came out of the goal and Jarno DuLin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Ronco SC's Sergius Zeiher got a free kick in the 22nd minute. After some careless play in the Ronco SC defense, Fridolin Vicente kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mathias Hesse. The Ronco SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mathias Hesse should have stopped the shot. After 28 minutes, Sergius Zeiher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ronco SC and the FC Tsatsai R.I.P. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 28th minute, one of Ronco SC: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 Ronco SC. Flavian Koehler 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. Robert Verplanken showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jarno DuLin, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 42 minutes into the match, Ronco SC's Flavian Koehler sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Robert Verplanken narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 47 minutes into the game, Irenäus Barkholz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Mathias Hesse was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jarno DuLin made a kick off. When Flavian Koehler came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Ronco 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 Flavian Koehler couldn't finish the play. Fridolin Vicente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mathias Hesse having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC Tsatsai R.I.P.'s zone, Jarno DuLin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robert Verplanken came out of the goal and Jarno DuLin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rd minute, Sergius Zeiher 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. After 76 played minutes FC Tsatsai R.I.P. got a freekick which was hit by Aram Melliger. Flavian Koehler took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robert Verplanken. Robert Verplanken dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. In the 81st minute Jarno DuLin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Verplanken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Tsatsai R.I.P.'s Robert Verplanken played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remo Strickler in the 83rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ronco SC's zone, Irenäus Barkholz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mathias Hesse came out of the goal and Irenäus Barkholz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 90 minutes, Fridolin Vicente managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Tsatsai R.I.P.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Fridolin Vicente was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 94 played minutes FC Tsatsai R.I.P. got a freekick which was hit by Aram Melliger. Ronco SC's Sergius Zeiher couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 95th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for FC Tsatsai R.I.P.. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarno DuLin in the 99th minute of play forced FC Tsatsai R.I.P.'s goalkeeper Robert Verplanken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC Tsatsai R.I.P. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.