Official Cup

Vivant Arena
Spectators: 209 (Terracing: 157, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) If Larry Hallam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 12th minute Alain Berset shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 关平 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Espen Steelers's Williams Imholz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but A.J. 关平 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Larry Hallam blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gregor Kobel having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Larry Hallam in the 15th minute of play forced Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Larry Hallam's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gregor Kobel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. A.J. 关平 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alain Berset in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Alain Berset shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 关平 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Alain Berset shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 关平 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Larry Hallam's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gregor Kobel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stan Wawrinka in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg A.J. 关平 saved Vivant from getting behind. A well-hit corner resulted in Youri Van Der Talen heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After 34 minutes, Williams Imholz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espen Steelers and the Vivant players grew even worse after the yellow card. Williams Imholz hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Espen Steelers's Gregor Kobel got control of the ball when Larry Hallam tried to sneak it across the goal line. Larry Hallam's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gregor Kobel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. The supporters of Espen Steelers booed when Vivant was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ştefan Iovan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Larry Hallam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vivant's supporters rose to their feet, but Larry Hallam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gregor Kobel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valeriu Sfetcu lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 47 minutes into the game, one of Vivant:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Alain Berset walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Clemente Cisneros was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Vivant's A.J. 关平 got control of the ball when Alain Berset tried to sneak it across the goal line. Clemente Cisneros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregor Kobel having to interfere. In the 61st minute Clemente Cisneros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregor Kobel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Espen Steelers's A.J. 关平 threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marco Odermatt, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The corner led to Espen Steelers's Tobie Canclini getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. It was beautiful to see Vivant's Clemente Cisneros in action when he in the 67th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The supporters of Vivant booed when Espen Steelers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sauveur Ehrlichmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Giancarlo Weissmuller replaced Ekain Menendez. In the 74th minute, Sauveur Ehrlichmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marin Lipets received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Gregor Kobel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 84 played minutes Espen Steelers got a freekick which was hit by Federico Abud. In the 86th minute, Youri Van Der Talen made a precise shot to the right of Gregor Kobel. Espen Steelers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 94th match minute, Vivant was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elvis Tek to maneuver through the defense. Vivant's A.J. 关平 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Vivant from getting a goal against them. In the 95th minute, Rogelio Montez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of A.J. 关平. The goal made the score 1-1. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Vivant players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.