Challenge

Ampthill Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 10th minute, Zane Woodhall 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. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Li Hai Yan in the 13th minute of play. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Li Hai Yan sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Zane Woodhall stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Zane Woodhall tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Malte Schiele kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wang Hao Zheng, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 27th minute of play forced Ampthill FC's goalkeeper Argyris Loukoumakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ampthill FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Frank Sachs was slow to take the kick. During this time Germany's players had a chance to rest. In the 31st minute of the match Germany got a corner. Ampthill FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Frank Sachs ran over to the corner to take the kick. Frank Sachs made a great header on Germany's corner, it was just that Ampthill FC's Argyris Loukoumakis managed to reach the ball for a save. Germany's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Frank Sachs in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Li Hai Yan notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Germany's Linus Schwerner quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Quentin Fawcett, made in the 37th minute of the game. Argyris Loukoumakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the match, Ampthill FC's Li Hai Yan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Li Hai Yan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ampthill FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Li Hai Yan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Kahn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 45thth minute of the game Frank Sachs who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ampthill FC's Argyris Loukoumakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Li Hai Yan scored 3-0 in the 48th 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Li Hai Yan to make the kick off. Li Hai Yan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tommy Kahn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. The corner led Ampthill FC's Quentin Fawcett to fire away a dangerous shot which Tommy Kahn despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 57th minute, Li Hai Yan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tommy Kahn was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Li Hai Yan struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Tommy Kahn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ampthill FC. Willy Stieler's late challenge caught a Ampthill FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Willy Stieler helped the player get up and apologised. Willy Stieler kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zane Woodhall in the 62nd minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Li Hai Yan hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Ampthill FC's Argyris Loukoumakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Ampthill FC from getting a goal against them. Argyris Loukoumakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 71st minute of the match. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Li Hai Yan in the 73rd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Li Hai Yan came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Li Hai Yan hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Quentin Fawcett made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Germany's Willy Stieler. If Zane Woodhall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frank Sachs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Argyris Loukoumakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Ampthill FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.