Cham — Bulle: 2:4, 1. Liga Promotion

Büll beat Ham 4-2 in the Swiss 1. Liga Promotion on 3 October, a result that flips what many expected on paper. Ham arrive fifth with 19 points, Büll third with 20, and the gap between them narrowed by a point. We had given a home win at 45 per cent confidence, but the match went another way entirely. The first half offered little drama until the final quarter. J. Facal opened the scoring for Ham in the 37th minute, and A. Ukmata equalised two minutes later. By then the pattern was set: Ham pressing, Büll waiting to strike. The second half turned on a single moment. F. Niederhauser, a Büll player, bundled the ball past his own keeper in the 56th minute, and Ham led again. To be fair, the visitors did not panic. Niederhauser pulled one back for Büll himself in the 63rd minute, and the momentum shifted. And here's the thing about Ukmata. He took the match by the scruff in the closing stages, scoring in the 58th and then sealing it with a third in the 90th. Ham had nothing left to give, and the visitors held their nerve when it mattered. Büll now sit three points clear of Ham with two matches remaining. The Swiss side have won four of their last ten league games, while Ham's run of six victories came to an end. The prediction was wrong, but the match told its own story.