Challenge

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Korhan Türkol started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Germany's Chris Mergenthaler got a free kick in the 4th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s zone, Frank Sachs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paolo Urko came out of the goal and Frank Sachs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paolo Urko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Germany's Tommy Kahn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Germany from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Mai Hong Zhen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Korhan Türkol scored 1-0 in the 30th 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. 33 minutes into the match, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Mai Hong Zhen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Albin Holweck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the game, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Mai Hong Zhen 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, 2-0. In the 39th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albin Holweck to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Elvio Lentovskiy got a free kick in the 53rd minute. The audience was convinced that Mai Hong Zhen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mai Hong Zhen's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Korhan Türkol in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mai Hong Zhen in the 75th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Korhan Türkol in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. If Mai Hong Zhen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 82 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Mai Hong Zhen came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mai Hong Zhen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mai Hong Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Mai Hong Zhen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. In the 92nd minute, Korhan Türkol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ were the better team. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.