Official Cup

Dragons Stronghold
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Black Dragons's Dominic Sciocchetti started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Uetendorf Wanderers's Valentiano Freitag nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Merlin Wermuth made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 8th minute Jakob Micheletto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merlin Wermuth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Uetendorf Wanderers's Jakob Micheletto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Merlin Wermuth made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Jakob Micheletto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Merlin Wermuth was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Black Dragons's goalkeeper Merlin Wermuth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Flemming Garzoli struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Gerard Barth didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Black Dragons. In the 21st minute, Valentiano Freitag ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Merlin Wermuth was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 24 minutes into the match, Black Dragons's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Heffliger came free, but Merlin Wermuth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Merlin Wermuth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentiano Freitag in the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Jakob Micheletto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merlin Wermuth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martin Heffliger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 32nd minute Valentiano Freitag shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merlin Wermuth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Merlin Wermuth came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Uetendorf Wanderers's Jakob Micheletto. But to his dismay, Jakob Micheletto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. If Jakob Micheletto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valentiano Freitag kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jakob Micheletto was the one to do the kick off. Merlin Wermuth made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Valentiano Freitag sent off a good shot on target. In the 54th match minute, Black Dragons was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominic Sciocchetti to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Jakob Micheletto made a precise shot to the right of Merlin Wermuth. Black Dragons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 65 minutes into the match, Uetendorf Wanderers's Jakob Micheletto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Merlin Wermuth narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Uetendorf Wanderers were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Black Dragons's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Martin Heffliger took the corner. The corner led Uetendorf Wanderers's Martin Heffliger to fire away a dangerous shot which Merlin Wermuth despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 71st minute, Valentiano Freitag left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Uetendorf Wanderers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Martin Heffliger's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Merlin Wermuth read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. The Uetendorf Wanderers fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Uetendorf Wanderers's Martin Heffliger looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Merlin Wermuth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Heffliger in the 93rd minute of play. With a little luck, Black Dragons's Merlin Wermuth got control of the ball when Jakob Micheletto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Uetendorf Wanderers played a much better game than Black Dragons and deserved their victory. The Black Dragons players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.