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Stadion Morcote
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute of the match, Owain Michon got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gianluca Drechsler was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Phil Miani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chris Favre having to interfere. In the 9th minute Jerold Williams shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Drechsler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rico Dürst in the 11th minute of play forced Nankatsu SC's goalkeeper Gianluca Drechsler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute of the match, Owain Michon got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gianluca Drechsler was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Jerold Williams had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phil Miani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Fred Eglin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chris Favre was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. After 23 minutes, Joe Vonrotz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nankatsu SC and the Byoung Iland players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Nankatsu SC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Joe Vonrotz hit a great ball. If Jerold Williams had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Owain Michon got free with Gianluca Drechsler in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chris Favre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phil Miani, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 37th minute, Byoung Iland's Jerold Williams ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gianluca Drechsler. Gianluca Drechsler yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. In the 43rd minute, Joe Vonrotz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gianluca Drechsler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Owain Michon in the 46th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jerold Williams to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Byoung Iland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Oberholzer to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd match minute, Nankatsu SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thoralf Carbonelli to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute Owain Michon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Drechsler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Douglas Schaer kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Byoung Iland were awarded a corner. Allan Oberholzer went to the cornerflag to take it. Owain Michon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Gianluca Drechsler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jerold Williams received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Gianluca Drechsler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Phil Miani hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Gianluca Drechsler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerold Williams, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Douglas Schaer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chris Favre having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerold Williams in the 85th minute of play forced Nankatsu SC's goalkeeper Gianluca Drechsler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 87 minutes, Jerold Williams managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Byoung Iland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jerold Williams was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Nankatsu SC's Phil Miani slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Chris Favre. That made the score 2-1 after 93 minutes of play. Byoung Iland's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.