Stade St. Léonard
Spectators: 8700 (Terracing: 6520,
Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 180) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luca Saenger took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arnaldo Walthert made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fred Stutz in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute, Scott Herz made a precise shot to the right of Patrick Knechtli. Olympique Fribourg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 10thth minute of the game Luca Saenger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gene Emmenegger kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Patrick Knechtli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Saenger, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute Luca Saenger 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. Scott Herz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Knechtli having to interfere. Arnaldo Walthert didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Medero Gadea went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Scott Herz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Patrick Knechtli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Saenger, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Hemmersbacher SV's Arnaldo Walthert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Medero Gadea in the 29th minute of play. Patrick Knechtli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Scott Herz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Daniel Schroeder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34thth minute of the game Scott Herz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Olympique Fribourg's Patrick Knechtli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Patrick Knechtli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Scott Herz in the 37th minute of play. Patrick Knechtli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Scott Herz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luca Saenger in the 47th 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. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Raik Topuz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Fred Stutz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Warren Hunn hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Daniel Schroeder took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arnaldo Walthert. Hemmersbacher SV's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Hemmersbacher SV made a substitution. Sepp Nadel replaced Adalbero Bohren. In the 60th match minute, Hemmersbacher SV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raphael Moret to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Hemmersbacher SV's goal looked a bit too open when Raik Topuz came free, but Arnaldo Walthert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raik Topuz in the 68th minute of play forced Hemmersbacher SV's goalkeeper Arnaldo Walthert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaldo Walthert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florian Plouffe in the 70th minute of play. Hemmersbacher SV's Arnaldo Walthert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Medero Gadea in the 73rd minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Hemmersbacher SV's goal looked a bit too open when Medero Gadea came free, but Arnaldo Walthert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hemmersbacher SV's Harvey Dresdner was substituted for Luca Saenger. Olympique Fribourg's Marcellus Walpert was substituted for Daniel Schroeder. After a rather tough play, Hemmersbacher SV's Oskar Brandenberger got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute of the match Fred Stutz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnaldo Walthert showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Fabio Poffet hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The supporters of Hemmersbacher SV booed when Olympique Fribourg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Poffet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnaldo Walthert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florian Plouffe in the 86th minute of play. Patrick Knechtli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harvey Dresdner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the game, Hemmersbacher SV's Harvey Dresdner nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Patrick Knechtli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Arnaldo Walthert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raik Topuz, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 93rd minute of the match Jost Rinert sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Patrick Knechtli skillfully saved the ball. Arnaldo Walthert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Medero Gadea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Hemmersbacher SV walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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