Official Cup

Ramon de Carranza
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Lara in the 6th minute of play forced Axenstein's goalkeeper Michele Rieger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 minutes Axenstein's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zhao Le Sen who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Zhao Le Sen almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Axenstein's Michele Rieger did a great save. After 11th play minutes Fred Lara shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Michele Rieger and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Lara in the 14th minute of play forced Axenstein's goalkeeper Michele Rieger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Nereo Precioso in the 18th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Axenstein's Gilles Suppiger. When FC Lugano's Fred Lara in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Axenstein's goalie prevented a goal. Michele Rieger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Lara in the 22nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Axenstein defense, Jakub Waselenczuk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Michele Rieger. The Axenstein fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Michele Rieger should have stopped the shot. Fred Lara took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michele Rieger. Michele Rieger dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Michele Rieger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After 47 minutes of play, FC Lugano's Fred Lara made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Michele Rieger was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Janusz Skaradowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fred Lara might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Michele Rieger. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fred Lara ran back to his position shaking his head. 0-6 became the score in the 54th minute when Fred Lara elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Michele Rieger stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fred Lara's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Fred Lara put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Michele Rieger. Alwin Traugott hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 60 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's Fred Lara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Michele Rieger narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 62 minutes of play, FC Lugano's Jack Saunders made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Michele Rieger was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Lugano's Julio Palluzzi was substituted for Nereo Precioso. FC Lugano's Wincenty Kochowski was substituted for Igor Linares. Fred Lara had several of the Axenstein's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 66 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-9 score and a disappointed Michele Rieger as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 69th minute, Yusuf Ziya Cerit left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Lugano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Lara got free with Michele Rieger in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yusuf Ziya Cerit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 75th minute Klas Tingelholm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michele Rieger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute FC Lugano were awarded a corner. Zhao Le Sen went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Fred Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michele Rieger was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Yusuf Ziya Cerit managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Lugano's supporters rose to their feet, but Yusuf Ziya Cerit was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michele Rieger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Michele Rieger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klas Tingelholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Fred Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michele Rieger was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. A hard shot 90 in the game by Fred Lara from a close distance when the talented Michele Rieger managed to make a qualified save. Axenstein's players were relieved. When the match clock showed 92 minutes, the score became 0-12 when Fred Lara sped through Axenstein's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Michele Rieger. With his leg Michele Rieger managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when FC Lugano's Fred Lara fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Michele Rieger came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Lugano's Fred Lara. But to his dismay, Fred Lara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-13.