Challenge

Queen Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Sachs kicked off to start the match. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Druga, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute Adam Druga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adam Druga showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Emerald's Pompiliu Uncheşelu. But to his dismay, Pompiliu Uncheşelu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. When Emerald's Adam Druga in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Germany's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Druga in the 14th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Trifon Ivanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 23rd minute, Adam Druga made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 26th minute, Pompiliu Uncheşelu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tommy Kahn. The goal made the score 4-0. In the 31st minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandu Alungulesei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Emerald's Adam Druga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tommy Kahn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. After a rather tough play, Emerald's Iacob Urdoi got a free kick in the 35th minute. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Victor Piţurcă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. The Germany fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tommy Kahn should have stopped the shot. Albin Holweck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Pompiliu Uncheşelu came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by Germany's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pompiliu Uncheşelu was slow to take the kick. During this time Emerald's players had a chance to rest. A hard shot 45 in the game by Adam Druga from a close distance when the talented Tommy Kahn managed to make a qualified save. Germany's players were relieved. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adam Druga to make the kick off. When Emerald's Adam Druga in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Germany's goalie prevented a goal. In the 55th minute Adam Druga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Adrian Dreifuss fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Adrian Dreifuss a yellow card for diving instead. 57 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Druga came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute, Victor Piţurcă left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Emerald fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. In the 61st minute, Pompiliu Uncheşelu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Druga, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After 67 minutes Germany's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pompiliu Uncheşelu who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Emerald's corner Pompiliu Uncheşelu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tommy Kahn quite easily take care of the ball. Germany's Frank Sachs got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Druga in the 80th minute of play. Adam Druga scored 9-0 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tommy Kahn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 85th minute Adam Druga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Frank Sachs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes into the game, Adam Druga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandu Alungulesei having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Emerald players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.