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Brierley Hill
Spectators: 7485 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1300, VIP seats: 185) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcus Fuchs took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Victor Frick managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wootton Bassett City's supporters rose to their feet, but Victor Frick was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Heid breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 5 minutes into the game, Antonio Zurflüh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wootton Bassett City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brierley Hill United the free kick. Victor Frick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Victor Frick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute, Sandro Caduff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Heid came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Wootton Bassett City's Antoni Thöny. But to his dismay, Antoni Thöny quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The supporters of Brierley Hill United booed when Wootton Bassett City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Loose didn't get a good kick on the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Brierley Hill United's Konstantin Hofmeister broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Daniel Heid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoni Thöny in the 26th minute of play. If Victor Frick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daniel Heid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Frick, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antoni Thöny in the 34th minute of play forced Brierley Hill United's goalkeeper Daniel Heid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 36 minutes, Antoni Thöny managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wootton Bassett City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antoni Thöny was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daniel Heid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Batliner in the 41st minute of the match. Marcus Fuchs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Zurflüh in the 47th minute of play forced Brierley Hill United's goalkeeper Daniel Heid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Victor Frick stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Daniel Heid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Frick in the 51st minute of play. Daniel Heid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoni Thöny, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Antoni Thöny fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Heid having to interfere. Thomas Batliner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Heid having to interfere. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Victor Frick sped through Brierley Hill United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Daniel Heid. Victor Frick fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Heid having to interfere. Antoni Thöny received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Daniel Heid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Wootton Bassett City's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Fuchs came free, but Vincente Vazquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th match minute, Wootton Bassett City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Zurflüh to maneuver through the defense. If Victor Frick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Antoni Thöny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes in the game, Thomas Batliner fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Daniel Heid having to interfere. Victor Frick recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Brierley Hill United fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Wootton Bassett City were clearly better and deserved to take the win.