Official Cup

Allmend Arena
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Martin Rutsch took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glenn Huez in the 3rd minute of play forced THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalkeeper Kiran Tomasini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute Rolf Van de kauter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Aberle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Aberle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolf Van de kauter in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute of the match THE ROKERY PIMKIS got a corner. Uetendorf Wanderers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alessandro Finotti ran over to the corner to take the kick. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Yakiv Revut was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but David Aberle in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Glenn Huez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kiran Tomasini having to make a save. If Francisco Mino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Zachary Pionek made a precise shot to the right of Kiran Tomasini. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. David Aberle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Mino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolf Van de kauter in the 18th minute of play forced Uetendorf Wanderers's goalkeeper David Aberle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jorge Luna in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Aberle prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Özcan Balcik got free with Kiran Tomasini in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 23 minutes into the game, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Yakiv Revut nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Aberle made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. David Aberle didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jorge Luna went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Francisco Mino got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kiran Tomasini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Özcan Balcik in the 34th minute. Özcan Balcik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kiran Tomasini having to interfere. Uetendorf Wanderers's Glenn Huez got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Juan Jesus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Aberle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Luna in the 42nd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the game, Martin Rutsch recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kiran Tomasini. Martin Rutsch showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorge Luna was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Luna in the 56th minute of play forced Uetendorf Wanderers's goalkeeper David Aberle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Luna's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, David Aberle skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 61 minutes into the match, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgos Papaiakovou came free, but Kiran Tomasini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Özcan Balcik managed to get in a good position for a shot. Uetendorf Wanderers's supporters rose to their feet, but Özcan Balcik was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kiran Tomasini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. THE ROKERY PIMKIS made a substitution. Fernando Morientes replaced Rolf Van de kauter. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özcan Balcik in the 67th minute of play forced THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalkeeper Kiran Tomasini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Jorge Luna managed to get in a good position for a shot. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorge Luna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Aberle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Martin Rutsch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zachary Pionek hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute of the match Uetendorf Wanderers got a corner. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zachary Pionek ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 80th minute, Alon LeBatelier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kiran Tomasini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Özcan Balcik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Jorge Luna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Aberle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Martin Rutsch ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kiran Tomasini was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Francisco Mino's late challenge caught a Uetendorf Wanderers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francisco Mino helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Uetendorf Wanderers booed when THE ROKERY PIMKIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Mino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kiran Tomasini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Özcan Balcik in the 94th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the THE ROKERY PIMKIS players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Uetendorf Wanderers.