Official Cup

Leitawis
Spectators: 194 (Terracing: 146, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sandro Andersen got the match started through his kick off. FC Triesenberg's Helmut Alabor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mich Batshuayi in the 5th minute of play. In the 12th match minute, Olympique Fribourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gene Emmenegger to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Steiner in the 15th minute of play forced FC Triesenberg's goalkeeper Helmut Alabor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sandro Andersen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tristan Arioli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ismaele Santo Strub's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Markus Nef hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Tristan Arioli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandro Andersen, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Andersen in the 24th minute of play forced Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Tristan Arioli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 29 minutes into the game, when Markus Nef put in a rough tackle. After 29 played minutes FC Triesenberg got a freekick which was hit by Markus Nef. Olympique Fribourg's Matt Metzger couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 30th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for FC Triesenberg. The audience was convinced that Ismaele Santo Strub's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tristan Arioli was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. After 33 minutes of play, FC Triesenberg's Sandro Andersen made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tristan Arioli was left in no man's land by his defense there! The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Helmut Alabor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Esiquio, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 62ndth minute of the game Bruno Steiner who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Triesenberg's Helmut Alabor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olcay von Opel during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Triesenberg getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Olcay von Opel hit a great ball. The supporters of FC Triesenberg booed when Olympique Fribourg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcellus Walpert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabio Poffet hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the match, Olympique Fribourg's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Jauch came free, but Tristan Arioli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Helmut Alabor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mich Batshuayi in the 69th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, FC Triesenberg's goalkeeper Helmut Alabor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mich Batshuayi. After a rather tough play, Olympique Fribourg's Mich Batshuayi got a free kick in the 75th minute. If Ralph Gantenbein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute Bruno Steiner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmut Alabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tristan Arioli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismaele Santo Strub in the 90th minute of play. In the 93rd minute Mateo Esiquio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmut Alabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 93 played minutes Olympique Fribourg got a freekick which was hit by Marcellus Walpert. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Olympique Fribourg eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.