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Novazzano
Spectators: 5153 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 153) An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl Caniglia in the 3rd minute of play forced Novazzano SC's goalkeeper Ian Herger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donato Bruder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ian Herger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mauritz Hoch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Leonard Baumann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Chevenez's zone, Luca Hunkeler stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonard Baumann came out of the goal and Luca Hunkeler tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, Luca Hunkeler 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. Leonard Baumann made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Claus Kuhn sent off a good shot on target. 24 minutes into the match, Novazzano SC's Mauritz Hoch sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonard Baumann narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Luca Hunkeler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karl Caniglia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Ian Herger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Donato Bruder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dominic Grubenmann kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute of the match Claus Mändli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonard Baumann skillfully saved the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Chevenez's zone, Mauritz Hoch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonard Baumann came out of the goal and Mauritz Hoch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mauritz Hoch to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Chevenez's goal looked a bit too open when Mauritz Hoch came free, but Leonard Baumann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl Caniglia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ian Herger having to interfere. Chevenez's Leonard Baumann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauritz Hoch in the 70th minute of play. Chevenez's Leonard Baumann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauritz Hoch in the 72nd minute of play. After 73 minutes, Ivan Kaiser mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Novazzano SC and the Chevenez players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Ivan Kaiser hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ian Herger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl Caniglia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the match, Chevenez's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Hunkeler came free, but Leonard Baumann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Novazzano SC booed when Chevenez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romano Schürch didn't get a good kick on the ball. Novazzano SC's Silvius Weber got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Mauritz Hoch's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonard Baumann was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 92 minutes into the match, Novazzano SC's goalkeeper Ian Herger had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donato Bruder. Karl Caniglia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karl Caniglia struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Ian Herger didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chevenez. The Chevenez players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Novazzano SC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.