Friendly League

Stade St. Léonard
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raik Topuz made the kick off which started today's match. With an all-out effort, Olympique Fribourg's Godo Gøl threw himself towards the right post 4 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Raik Topuz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. FC Lugano's Godo Gøl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Medero Gadea in the 5th minute of play. FC Lugano's Godo Gøl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Medero Gadea in the 5th minute of play. FC Lugano's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Téo Savion 11 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Patrick Knechtli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jirko Bur in the 19th minute of play. Patrick Knechtli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosimo Staniscia in the 21st minute of the match. Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosimo Staniscia in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute Cosimo Staniscia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Knechtli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Patrick Knechtli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cosimo Staniscia's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Gene Emmenegger charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gene Emmenegger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Olympique Fribourg's Gene Emmenegger got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 29th minute of the match Jirko Bur sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Patrick Knechtli skillfully saved the ball. In the 32nd match minute, Olympique Fribourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edoardo Oroni to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Téo Savion in the 35th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper Godo Gøl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cosimo Staniscia in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrick Knechtli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Olympique Fribourg getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Medero Gadea hit a great ball. In the 38th minute of the match Jirko Bur sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Patrick Knechtli skillfully saved the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cosimo Staniscia in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrick Knechtli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44th minute, Ray Büeler made a precise shot to the right of Patrick Knechtli. Olympique Fribourg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

FC Lugano's Cosimo Staniscia was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 57th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Piedro Marois charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Piedro Marois the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 60 played minutes, Olympique Fribourg's Fred Stutz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Godo Gøl came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Olympique Fribourg reached it. 65 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Raik Topuz came free, but Godo Gøl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Godo Gøl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raik Topuz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Nepomuk Schyder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Lugano's Jerome Achen was substituted for Piedro Marois. Olympique Fribourg made a substitution. Marcellus Walpert replaced Daniel Schroeder. In the 69th match minute, FC Lugano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nepomuk Schyder to maneuver through the defense. Khachonkiat Pornsaptaveekoon scored 1-3 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Patrick Knechtli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Matt Metzger hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. FC Lugano made a substitution. Elroy Zufferey replaced Ray Büeler. In the 77th minute, Matt Metzger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Godo Gøl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raik Topuz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Medero Gadea in the 89th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper Godo Gøl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khachonkiat Pornsaptaveekoon's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 91stth minute, Patrick Knechtli skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Salomo Montandon hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Olympique Fribourg from getting a goal against them. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC Lugano had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.