League

Pradello
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) AS Breganzona's Rory Brandini 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. When BENFICA's Peder Nietlisbach in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AS Breganzona's goalie prevented a goal. 6 minutes into the game, Didier Eggimann cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Greg Schmidlin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Neil Graf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Greg Schmidlin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jost Oehen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rory Brandini in the 10th minute of the match. Greg Schmidlin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lyonel Roth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 14 minutes, Didier Eggimann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BENFICA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Didier Eggimann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 17thth minute of the game Peder Nietlisbach who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AS Breganzona's Greg Schmidlin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When BENFICA's Neil Graf in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AS Breganzona's goalie prevented a goal. 25 minutes into the match, BENFICA's goalkeeper Jost Oehen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herald Cavegn. Greg Schmidlin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peder Nietlisbach's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute Sylvester Studhalter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Greg Schmidlin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sylvester Studhalter in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Greg Schmidlin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Greg Schmidlin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peder Nietlisbach in the 32nd minute of the match. Didier Eggimann scored 0-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Greg Schmidlin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Didier Eggimann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Greg Schmidlin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Greg Schmidlin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Graf, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Lyonel Roth struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Greg Schmidlin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BENFICA. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Neil Graf made a kick off. AS Breganzona's Greg Schmidlin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peder Nietlisbach in the 51st minute of play. Greg Schmidlin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neil Graf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Didier Eggimann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Greg Schmidlin having to interfere. Neil Graf who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Greg Schmidlin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 62 minutes into the match, AS Breganzona's goal looked a bit too open when Sylvester Studhalter came free, but Greg Schmidlin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. BENFICA's Sylvester Studhalter got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Rory Brandini notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of BENFICA's Jost Oehen. Jost Oehen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 69 minutes into the game, one of BENFICA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. BENFICA:s Jost Oehen showed great skill when he stopped Pietro Jung:s penalty. A collision led to AS Breganzona getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Guillaume Ritieni hit a great ball. Didier Eggimann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Greg Schmidlin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peder Nietlisbach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Greg Schmidlin having to interfere. Elijah Fiorita struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Greg Schmidlin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BENFICA. Fréderic Wismer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Greg Schmidlin having to interfere. Sylvester Studhalter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Greg Schmidlin having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Sylvester Studhalter had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Greg Schmidlin. AS Breganzona's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sylvester Studhalter was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. In the 96th minute, Sylvester Studhalter 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. BENFICA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.