League

Mauren Volksparkstad
Spectators: 9224 (Terracing: 6919, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adam Hamazic took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robin Blumenthal got free with Florian Bürzle in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nigg Ammann stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rossario Schlegel's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. If Rossario Schlegel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Adam Hamazic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Liechtenstein City's goalkeeper Florian Bürzle, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rossario Schlegel in the 21st minute of play forced Mauren's goalkeeper Nigg Ammann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mauren's zone, Raphael Alabor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nigg Ammann came out of the goal and Raphael Alabor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Robin Blumenthal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Florian Bürzle made a huge save. Florian Bürzle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Hamazic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mauren's goalkeeper Nigg Ammann, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rossario Schlegel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nigg Ammann having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Raphael Alabor 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 fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rossario Schlegel to make the kick off. Nigg Ammann made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Raphael Alabor sent off a good shot on target. In the 58th minute Adam Hamazic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Bürzle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th match minute, Mauren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mirko Bühla to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 61st minute, when Liechtenstein City's Seyhan Brunner after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Nigg Ammann in Mauren's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. After 68 played minutes Mauren got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Marjanovic. When Adam Hamazic came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Mauren 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 Adam Hamazic couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Robin Blumenthal sped through Liechtenstein City's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Florian Bürzle. Florian Bürzle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Blumenthal, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. If Robin Blumenthal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Adam Hamazic managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mauren's supporters rose to their feet, but Adam Hamazic was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florian Bürzle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Mauren booed when Liechtenstein City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johannes Schirnböck didn't get a good kick on the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Mauren's goal looked a bit too open when Rossario Schlegel came free, but Nigg Ammann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Robin Blumenthal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 96 minutes of play, Mauren's Robin Blumenthal made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Florian Bürzle was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Mauren had won after a very even match.