Tschäppu 4 - 1 PAMA (384882453)

49310 punters turned up at Waterloo, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Jesse Hömppi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alejandro Esquivel and Eric Keenan. Tschäppu started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Baur - Labrune, Seewer, Büetiger - Arnoldi, Benbassat, Martinon, Galfano, Demilly - Di Pierno, Koppisch.

PAMA had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Battistini - Radtke, Heilmann, Melius - Capaul, Stampfli, Wöhner, Cand, Baurer - Battistelli, Araye.

They were singing the praises of D. Di Pierno 3 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Tschäppu. A well placed corner kick from A. Labrune was followed by E. Galfano's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Tschäppu, the score now 2 - 0. 17 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as R. Martinon broke through, making the score 3 - 0 for Tschäppu. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, R. Martinon got himself booked. The manager of Tschäppu was not happy. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Tschäppu's D. Di Pierno increasing the lead to 4 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Tschäppu lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. After 37 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to PAMA's E. Cand being carried off the pitch and replaced by F. Coelho. PAMA certainly deserved a goal after some stunning play down the left, but F. Coelho just wasn't able to finish. Halftime score was 4 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Tschäppu, with 56 percent of the ball.

The home crowd was silenced as U. Stampfli took a successful penalty shot 62 minutes into the game, reducing the home lead to 4 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Tschäppu, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

N. Koppisch performed admirably for Tschäppu. G. Demilly was a disappointment, however. The most dominating PAMA player was without a doubt V. Battistelli. F. Coelho on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 1.