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WEED-FIELD
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Liebistorf's Baptiste Berg 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. If Kevin Verplanken had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kevin Verplanken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baptiste Berg might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Axel De Maria. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baptiste Berg ran back to his position shaking his head. Axel De Maria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thierry Sablone, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The audience was convinced that Baptiste Berg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Axel De Maria was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Matt Estermann was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 16th minute. SWISS WEED UNITED's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Matthias Lampart could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Feliciano Ritter made a huge save. Axel De Maria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Verplanken in the 28th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, SWISS WEED UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Verplanken came free, but Axel De Maria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kevin Verplanken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baptiste Berg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Axel De Maria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Baptiste Berg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matt Estermann to make the kick off. If Roland Eglin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Roland Eglin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SWISS WEED UNITED's Axel De Maria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baptiste Berg in the 55th minute of play. After 59 played minutes Baptiste Berg rounded SWISS WEED UNITED's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in SWISS WEED UNITED's zone, Baptiste Berg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Axel De Maria came out of the goal and Baptiste Berg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 70 minutes into the match, SWISS WEED UNITED's goalkeeper Axel De Maria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kevin Verplanken. Kevin Verplanken was extremely unlucky when he, in the 78th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Baptiste Berg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 92 minutes into the game, Kevin Verplanken cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Axel De Maria was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 97 minutes into the match, SWISS WEED UNITED's goalkeeper Axel De Maria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kevin Verplanken. When the final whistle sounded Liebistorf left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than SWISS WEED UNITED.