Challenge

The Last Try
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ke Xiang kicked off to start the match. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 3rd minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tao Cheng Zhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tao Cheng Zhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Germany's Adrian Dreifuss got a free kick in the 8th minute. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ke Xiang in the 21st minute of the match. Bernabe Lucero in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tommy Kahn, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 23rd minute, Janik Vogt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute Ke Xiang 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 29th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, El ultimo's Tommy Kahn threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ke Xiang, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 31st minute El ultimo were awarded a corner. Celestino Nisio went to the cornerflag to take it. Celestino Nisio made a great header on El ultimo's corner, it was just that Germany's Tommy Kahn managed to reach the ball for a save. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasile Pisculescu in the 34th minute of play. In the 40th minute, El ultimo's Bernabe Lucero dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 43 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernabe Lucero. In the 45thth minute of the game Ke Xiang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Germany's Tommy Kahn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Janik Vogt hit a great ball. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frank Sachs was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Ke Xiang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El ultimo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ke Xiang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernabe Lucero in the 65th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 66th minute of the game. One of Germany:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of El ultimo:s goal. The supporters of Germany booed when El ultimo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Bernabel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albin Holweck recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ke Xiang in the 79th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by El ultimo's Ke Xiang. But to his dismay, Ke Xiang quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 87th minute Vasile Pisculescu 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. With an all-out effort, Germany's Tao Cheng Zhi threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Albin Holweck, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After having played for 96 minutes, Bernabe Lucero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El ultimo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernabe Lucero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to El ultimo getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Luis Bemabe hit a great ball. El ultimo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.