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Spectators: 7370 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 100) FC Basel 1982's Rainer Sonsini 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. Mischa Rutsch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hubert Strebel in the 4th minute of the match. Hubert Strebel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Mischa Rutsch made a huge save. Matt Bleyer took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Connor Schällibaum. Mon's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Yannis Lauri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mischa Rutsch was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. When Henri Allmen fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mon's protests and gave Henri Allmen a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Mon's Henri Allmen got a free kick in the 17th minute. After 18 minutes, Rainer Sonsini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Basel 1982 and the Mon players grew even worse after the yellow card. 20 minutes into the match, FC Basel 1982's goal looked a bit too open when Yannis Lauri came free, but Mischa Rutsch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yannis Lauris short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Mischa Rutsch to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 24th minute, Rainer Sonsini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Basel 1982 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Connor Schällibaum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thorsten Füglister in the 32nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Yannis Lauri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mischa Rutsch was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. When Hubert Strebel came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Mon 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 Hubert Strebel couldn't finish the play. Freeman Sperisen might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mischa Rutsch. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Freeman Sperisen ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Freeman Sperisen got free with Mischa Rutsch in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Mischa Rutsch stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yannis Lauri's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. In the 52nd match minute, FC Basel 1982 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gibson Zwahlen to maneuver through the defense. Connor Schällibaum made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Rainer Sonsini sent off a good shot on target. The Mon fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Mon's Yannis Lauri looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Mon's Mirko Giacomozzi was substituted for Yannis Lauri. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mirko Giacomozzi in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mischa Rutsch saved FC Basel 1982 from getting behind. FC Basel 1982's Mischa Rutsch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mirko Giacomozzi in the 73rd minute of play. Mon's Connor Schällibaum proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Mon from getting a goal against them. Ivo Batsch hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Mon's Ivo Batsch got a free kick in the 78th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Mon's goal looked a bit too open when Rainer Sonsini came free, but Connor Schällibaum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st match minute, FC Basel 1982 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Gilli to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute Mirko Giacomozzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mischa Rutsch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mirko Giacomozzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mischa Rutsch was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Mischa Rutsch stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mirko Giacomozzi's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Mirko Giacomozzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mischa Rutsch having to interfere. A collision led to Mon getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Hajo Chalut hit a great ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Mon had played much better football throughout.