Challenge

Puertas del Valhala
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Sachs got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Sidro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Germany! The referee gave Sacronas Futbol Club a penalty, 11 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Hernan Crespo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. 1-0. 18 minutes into the match, Germany's Frank Sachs sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Sidro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th minute Germany were awarded a corner. Frank Sachs went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Germany's corner Linus Schwerner fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Santos Sidro quite easily take care of the ball. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Stanislao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Willy Stieler hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute Denis Stanislao 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Ulrich Stein managed to get in a good position for a shot. Germany's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulrich Stein was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santos Sidro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Denis Stanislao's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. 41 minutes in the game Willy Stieler did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Albin Holweck. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Denis Stanislao 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. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Stanislao in the 46th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, Sacronas Futbol Club's Denis Stanislao sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner led Sacronas Futbol Club's Hernan Crespo to fire away a dangerous shot which Tommy Kahn despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Denis Stanislao was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Willy Stieler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Stanislao in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Stanislao in the 55th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute, Denis Stanislao left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sacronas Futbol Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. After having played for 65 minutes, Beyhan Oğuzer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sacronas Futbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Beyhan Oğuzer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 72 minutes into the game, Saul Lon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sacronas Futbol Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Germany the free kick. In the 72nd minute, Saul Lon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Sidro having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Germany's Malte Schiele seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Malte Schiele the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Germany protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Malte Schiele had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 86th 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 Sacronas Futbol Club:s goal. In the 92nd match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willy Stieler to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Roberto Perfumo in the 99th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Germany's Linus Schwerner. Many of Germany's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Germany may have spent more time on the ball, but Sacronas Futbol Club were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.