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Spectators: 7708 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 100) An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Beyer in the 4th minute of play forced INTERNAZIONALE . FC's goalkeeper Giancarlo Nielispach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Felix Elmiger was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Birtschen HC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave INTERNAZIONALE . FC the free kick. After 5 played minutes Birtschen HC got a freekick which was hit by Felix Elmiger. In the 13th minute, INTERNAZIONALE . FC's Lee Vehma ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tomas Lucchesi. Tomas Lucchesi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Bernd Mathis, 21 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Bargherr in the 22nd minute of play forced Birtschen HC's goalkeeper Tomas Lucchesi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, INTERNAZIONALE . FC's Bernd Mathis got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute, Edgar Maina sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and INTERNAZIONALE . FC's Giancarlo Nielispach didn't even have to move. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lee Vehma got free with Tomas Lucchesi in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hugo Freuler's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giancarlo Nielispach read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. After 35 minutes of play, Birtschen HC's Hugo Freuler made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giancarlo Nielispach was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lee Vehma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomas Lucchesi having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After 53 minutes, Moritz Steingher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the INTERNAZIONALE . FC and the Birtschen HC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, INTERNAZIONALE . FC's Moritz Steingher got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Hugo Freuler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Giancarlo Nielispach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd of the match, Oliver Beyer tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Giancarlo Nielispach got in the way and made a wonderful save. With a little luck, INTERNAZIONALE . FC's Giancarlo Nielispach got control of the ball when Hugo Freuler tried to sneak it across the goal line. Oliver Beyer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Giancarlo Nielispach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Davide Huber's late challenge caught a Birtschen HC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Davide Huber helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th minute, Davide Huber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giancarlo Nielispach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliver Beyer in the 76th minute of the match. Samuele Scilacci hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Hugo Freuler in the 83rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Giancarlo Nielispach, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A hard shot 87 in the game by Hugo Freuler from a close distance when the talented Giancarlo Nielispach managed to make a qualified save. INTERNAZIONALE . FC's players were relieved. Davide Huber kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Giancarlo Nielispach made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Hugo Freuler sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hugo Freuler got free with Giancarlo Nielispach in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th match minute, INTERNAZIONALE . FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davide Huber to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Korbin Bizier during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Korbin Bizier hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.