Official Cup

Marakana
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mich Batshuayi kicked off to start the match. Tristan Arioli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerry Fleischer in the 3rd minute of play. After 5 played minutes B O B I S A got a freekick which was hit by Silvio Pfeifer. After 6 played minutes, Olympique Fribourg's Matt Metzger shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ralph Sanger came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Olympique Fribourg reached it. The audience was convinced that Mich Batshuayi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ralph Sanger was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcellus Walpert in the 10th minute of play forced B O B I S A's goalkeeper Ralph Sanger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. B O B I S A's Ralph Sanger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcellus Walpert in the 10th minute of play. Tristan Arioli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerry Fleischer in the 12th minute of play. B O B I S A's Ralph Sanger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Steiner in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute Mich Batshuayi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ralph Sanger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Silvio Pfeifer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ralph Sanger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateo Esiquio in the 20th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 30th minute of the game. One of B O B I S A:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Olympique Fribourg:s goal. Ralph Sanger had in the 31stth minute some difficulties stopping Matt Metzger's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arndt Moschen in the 33rd minute of play forced Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Tristan Arioli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Olympique Fribourg's Tristan Arioli got control of the ball when J.C. Mijatović tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Olympique Fribourg getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Mateo Esiquio hit a great ball. B O B I S A's Ralph Sanger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mich Batshuayi in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Olympique Fribourg's Gene Emmenegger got a free kick in the 44th minute. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by Olympique Fribourg's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rolf Affentranger was slow to take the kick. During this time B O B I S A's players had a chance to rest. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gerry Fleischer was the one to do the kick off. Marcellus Walpert charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcellus Walpert the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 62 minutes into the game, when Glen Stäuble put in a rough tackle. The goalkeeper, Ralph Sanger, was totally fooled by Olympique Fribourg's Matt Metzger, who 63 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 66 minutes into the match, Olympique Fribourg's goal looked a bit too open when J.C. Mijatović came free, but Tristan Arioli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tristan Arioli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from J.C. Mijatović in the 67th minute of the match. The supporters of B O B I S A booed when Olympique Fribourg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matt Metzger didn't get a good kick on the ball. J.C. Mijatović struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Tristan Arioli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for B O B I S A. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Mateo Esiquio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olympique Fribourg's supporters rose to their feet, but Mateo Esiquio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ralph Sanger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 74 played minutes Olympique Fribourg got a freekick which was hit by Matt Metzger. Ralph Sanger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Steiner in the 75th minute of play. When B O B I S A's J.C. Mijatović in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympique Fribourg's goalie prevented a goal. B O B I S A were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Olympique Fribourg's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rolf Affentranger took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Christophe Mehri managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mateo Esiquio got free with Ralph Sanger in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute, Virgill Van Dijk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87thth minute of the game Christophe Mehri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Olympique Fribourg's Tristan Arioli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 88th minute, Silvio Pfeifer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvio Pfeifer in the 91st minute of play forced Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Tristan Arioli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute of the match B O B I S A got a corner. Olympique Fribourg's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rolf Affentranger ran over to the corner to take the kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Olympique Fribourg had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.