Official Cup

Allmend Arena
Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bennie Nuñez made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Jans in the 3rd minute of play forced SAPRIMECKBEL's goalkeeper Eric Palacios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute of the match Uetendorf Wanderers got a corner. SAPRIMECKBEL's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tiberius Greter ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kiran Hofmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Palacios having to interfere. Eric Palacios made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Tomas Jans sent off a good shot on target. Victor Thome hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the SAPRIMECKBEL defense, Raphael Leupi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eric Palacios. The SAPRIMECKBEL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eric Palacios should have stopped the shot. Raphael Leupi kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. SAPRIMECKBEL's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Tomas Jans 37 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 4-0. In the 40th minute, Tiberius Greter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 48 minutes of play, Uetendorf Wanderers's Tomas Jans made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eric Palacios was left in no man's land by his defense there! Uetendorf Wanderers's Gilberto Jeker was substituted for Jakob Micheletto. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kiran Hofmann stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eric Palacios showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raphael Leupi, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 65th minute, Kiran Hofmann ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eric Palacios was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. After having played for 68 minutes, Raphael Leupi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uetendorf Wanderers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raphael Leupi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. SAPRIMECKBEL's Eric Palacios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kiran Hofmann in the 69th minute of play. Eric Palacios stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raphael Leupi's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. After some careless play in the SAPRIMECKBEL defense, Tomas Jans kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eric Palacios. The SAPRIMECKBEL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eric Palacios should have stopped the shot. 79 minutes into the game, Uetendorf Wanderers's Kiran Hofmann nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eric Palacios made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. In the 84th minute, Tomas Jans left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Uetendorf Wanderers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0. When Bennie Nuñez fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SAPRIMECKBEL's protests and gave Bennie Nuñez a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, SAPRIMECKBEL's Bennie Nuñez got a free kick in the 91st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Bennie Nuñez managed to get in a good position for a shot. SAPRIMECKBEL's supporters rose to their feet, but Bennie Nuñez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabien Tenaglia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Uetendorf Wanderers's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.