Prized/Friendly Cup

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) If Vico Sticher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of FC Lugano booed when Espen Steelers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaetano Rothstein didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Hubert Gartenmann 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. Akira Schmid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ray Büeler in the 22nd minute of play. FC Lugano were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Espen Steelers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pattharawut Sirikeartkumjorn took the corner. The corner ended in Pattharawut Sirikeartkumjorn almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Espen Steelers's Akira Schmid did a great save. Akira Schmid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akira Schmid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goalkeeper Godo Gøl had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabian Schär. FC Lugano's Godo Gøl proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save FC Lugano from getting a goal against them. Akira Schmid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khachonkiat Pornsaptaveekoon in the 36th minute of play. Hubert Gartenmann's late challenge caught a FC Lugano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hubert Gartenmann helped the player get up and apologised. Hubert Gartenmann kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th match minute, Espen Steelers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hubert Gartenmann to maneuver through the defense. Akira Schmid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 45th play minutes Khachonkiat Pornsaptaveekoon shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Akira Schmid and just under the crossbar into goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Qiao Jian to strike the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Schär came free, but Godo Gøl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Hubert Gartenmann came free, but Godo Gøl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, FC Lugano's Vico Sticher ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Akira Schmid. Akira Schmid yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. FC Lugano made a substitution. Teddy Racine replaced Garnier Nüesch. Espen Steelers's Akira Schmid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gian-Carlo Van Den Maagdenberg in the 65th minute of play. Qiao Jian's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Akira Schmid skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Schär in the 70th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper Godo Gøl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Akira Schmid read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Nathongchai Borwongovitsakul received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Akira Schmid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 77 minutes, Falko Reimann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espen Steelers and the FC Lugano players grew even worse after the yellow card. Falko Reimann hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Akira Schmid made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Qiao Jian sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of FC Lugano booed when Espen Steelers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andres Ambühl didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, FC Lugano's Akira Schmid threw himself towards the right post 93 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gian-Carlo Van Den Maagdenberg, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Lugano eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.