Shmuel Stadium
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604,
Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jamar Burton kicked off to start the match. Darryl Pollard kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Fabian Dietsche scored 2-0 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jim Mitchell, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Santos FC's Pedro Finn got a free kick in the 11th minute. Andy Bjorg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Jim Mitchell made a huge save. A collision led to FC Triesen getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Lorenzo Guerreiro hit a great ball. Felix Ott showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jamar Burton in the 16th minute of the match. After having played for 20 minutes, Konrad Hemmerle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Triesen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Konrad Hemmerle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Felix Ott made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamar Burton in the 21st minute of play. Fabian Dietsche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felix Ott came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Santos FC's Jamar Burton. But to his dismay, Jamar Burton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Dietsche in the 32nd minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Jim Mitchell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Darryl Pollard hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After 41 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Santos FC! In the 47th minute, Mats Ritter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabian Dietsche made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Fabian Dietsche made a precise shot to the right of Jim Mitchell. Santos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Jim Mitchell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Dietsche, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Enis Haas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 62 minutes, Konrad Hemmerle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Triesen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Konrad Hemmerle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jim Mitchell came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Triesen's Konrad Hemmerle. But to his dismay, Konrad Hemmerle quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. In the 66thth minute of the game Konrad Hemmerle who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santos FC's Jim Mitchell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Santos FC's Jim Mitchell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konrad Hemmerle in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Fabian Dietsche had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jim Mitchell. Santos FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabian Dietsche was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. In the 74th minute, Andy Bjorg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jim Mitchell was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. In the 78th minute, Josy Rehak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute, Rusty Little 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. The referee felt a red card was in order, 80 minutes into the game, when Mats Ritter put in a rough tackle. The supporters of Santos FC booed when FC Triesen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mats Ritter didn't get a good kick on the ball. Konrad Hemmerle hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Santos FC's Rusty Little got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute, Jamar Burton 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 88 played minutes FC Triesen got a freekick which was hit by Josy Rehak. If Rusty Little had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Ott made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Rusty Little sent off a good shot on target. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Triesen had played much better football throughout.
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