Trial of strength with the architects
Let’s get it straight: No, we did not manage a second summer fairy tale, the title was not defended. The cherished trophy of the Zurich Architects’ Football Tournament, which graced our reception for a year, has been passed on – congratulations! – to the current title holder, the Hochbauamt Kanton Zürich. But once again, our team thrilled everyone at the 18th edition of the tournament with its strong performances and we enjoyed a carefree summer sports event in the good company of many architects with whom we (used to) work on a number of projects in everyday life. Our team was only defeated in a dramatic penalty thriller in the quarter-finals.
The preliminary round in the well-balanced Group A produced thrilling duels with a varied track record. We won against Rimini Calcio, VOGT and in the prestigious clash with the second engineering team of the tournament, Basler & Hofmann.
We drew with Meier Hug and the later semi-finalists Drees & Sommer, but were beaten by Figi Zumsteg + toblergmür and Ilg Santer Architekten. In the end, we made it to the final round in fourth place. Here we met the first-ranked team of Group D BS+EMI Architekten in the round of 16 and achieved a thrilling 3:0 victory, which will go down in our long tournament history as a small moment of glory. The even quarter-final against A2017+ remained goalless, the decision was made from the penalty spot, where luck turned to our opponents with a score of 4:3.
Many thanks to the organisers from Architekturforum Zürich and the sponsors for the excellent organisation of the tournament!
