Challenge

Tiger Sports Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frank Sachs took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Pentti Ojala sped through Germany's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. 7 minutes into the match, Iwo Sawicki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iwo Sawicki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. A hard shot 13 in the game by Pentti Ojala from a close distance when the talented Tommy Kahn managed to make a qualified save. Germany's players were relieved. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thilo Heß, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, Iwo Sawicki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iwo Sawicki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The throw-in from Yahya Kemal Özveren in the 23rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Germany's Albin Holweck. Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Iwo Sawicki showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 25 minute of play. In the 35th minute Iwo Sawicki 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. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th 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 Tiger:s goal. In the 38th minute Albin Holweck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Concetto Raniolo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Pentti Ojala came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Germany booed when Tiger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yahya Kemal Özveren didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 44 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Dreifuss. Tommy Kahn was a little too slow when Iwo Sawicki got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 6-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Iwo Sawicki made the kick off in the second half. When Tiger's Pentti Ojala in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Germany's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Hanns Weber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tiger's supporters rose to their feet, but Hanns Weber 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. Concetto Raniolo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albin Holweck in the 63rd minute of the match. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tiger's Ingo Ustorf was substituted for Gunther Gräßer. 71 minutes into the match, Tiger's goalkeeper Concetto Raniolo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Sachs. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iwo Sawicki during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Germany booed when Tiger was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iwo Sawicki didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute Iwo Sawicki 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwo Sawicki in the 77th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Malte Schiele kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Tiger made a substitution. Michail Bakunin replaced Iwo Sawicki. After a defensive mix-up in Tiger's zone, Frank Sachs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Concetto Raniolo 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. Concetto Raniolo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Sachs's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Michail Bakunin went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. There was no doubt that Tiger were the better team. Tiger's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.