League

Bottens
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Charles Zacchia made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd match minute, Bottens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pitt Dähler to maneuver through the defense. After 6 minutes, Zlatko Ibrahimović made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Bottens's Arndt Tittone tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 9th minute Dariusz Nalaskowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arndt Tittone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zlatko Ibrahimović in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arndt Tittone saved Bottens from getting behind. In the 19th minute, Zlatko Ibrahimović made a precise shot to the right of Arndt Tittone. Bottens's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Arndt Tittone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iosif Vornic in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bottens's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Samuel Giger was slow to take the kick. During this time Fire Devils's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Fire Devils's Zlatko Ibrahimović to fire away a dangerous shot which Arndt Tittone despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Fire Devils's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Samuel Giger in the 25th minute. The corner led Fire Devils's Samuel Giger to fire away a dangerous shot which Arndt Tittone despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Zlatko Ibrahimović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatko Ibrahimović in the 28th minute of play forced Bottens's goalkeeper Arndt Tittone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the game, Fire Devils's Zlatko Ibrahimović nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arndt Tittone made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Dariusz Nalaskowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Arndt Tittone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Iosif Vornic ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arndt Tittone was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 46th minute, Zlatko Ibrahimović left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fire Devils fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Disappointed in the 0-7 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zlatko Ibrahimović to make the kick off. Zlatko Ibrahimović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arndt Tittone having to interfere. Bottens's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Iosif Vornic scored to the left of an out of position Arndt Tittone, making the score, 0-8. Zlatko Ibrahimović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st minute, Thomas Mehri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Fire Devils fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when Fire Devils's Zlatko Ibrahimović looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Arndt Tittone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iosif Vornic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Bottens's zone, Zlatko Ibrahimović stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arndt Tittone came out of the goal and Zlatko Ibrahimović tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Fire Devils's Zlatko Ibrahimović in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bottens's goalie prevented a goal. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fire Devils's goalkeeper Olaf Geiger, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zlatko Ibrahimović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arndt Tittone having to interfere. With 83 minutes on the clock, Pitt Dähler commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 82nd minute, one of Bottens:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bottens. The referee gave Fire Devils a penalty, 84 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Garson Pfäffli, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Bottens's Arndt Tittone. 0-11. Bottens's Arndt Tittone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Bottens from getting a goal against them. Bottens's Arndt Tittone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatko Ibrahimović in the 89th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Samuel Giger got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arndt Tittone quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 92 minutes of play, Fire Devils's Zlatko Ibrahimović made it 0-12 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arndt Tittone was left in no man's land by his defense there! Max Stierli kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Olaf Geiger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darius Eberhart, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.