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Giswil
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) In the 3rd minute of the match Semjon Müller shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giovanni Bossardt showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Oswin Steurer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Giovanni Bossardt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 0-1 became the score in the 14th minute when Niklaus Dubler elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Gianluca Frutig's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Franek Gabriel firmly grabbed it by the left post. After having played for 20 minutes, Niklaus Dubler managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Basel 1893's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niklaus Dubler was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Christophe Kurmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Beniamino Lischer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the match, FC Basel 1893's Kristian Pasquino broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Giovanni Bossardt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niklaus Dubler, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Gianluca Frutig notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of FC Basel 1893's Franek Gabriel. Franek Gabriel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albin Beauchamps during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 37th match minute, FC Basel 1893 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albin Beauchamps to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Giswil defense, Franziskus Wolf kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giovanni Bossardt. The Giswil fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giovanni Bossardt should have stopped the shot. After the first half FC Basel 1893 were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christophe Kurmann to strike the kick off in the second half. Niklaus Dubler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Giovanni Bossardt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Beniamino Lischer kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Oswin Steurer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 74 played minutes FC Basel 1893 got a freekick which was hit by Kristian Pasquino. Sam Schenk took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Franek Gabriel. FC Basel 1893's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Christophe Kurmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Basel 1893's goalkeeper Franek Gabriel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oswin Steurer got free with Giovanni Bossardt in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 93rd minute, Gianluca Frutig got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 94th match minute, FC Basel 1893 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicola Rüttimann to maneuver through the defense. Franek Gabriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christophe Kurmann in the 95th minute of play. The FC Basel 1893 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Basel 1893 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.