Challenge

Castagneto Po
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. 6 minutes into the match, Frank Sachs had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dennis Cimino. Castagneto Po AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frank Sachs was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 8th minute, Frank Sachs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tommy Kahn was a little too slow when Federico Ciccone got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-1. Diego Porro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Tommy Kahn when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 17 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Porro. Dennis Cimino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Diego Porro tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 24 played minutes Castagneto Po AFC got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano Bravo. 27 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Filippo Pinti came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eraldo Sorrentino, 34 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Dennis Cimino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Sachs, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Germany's attentive Albin Holweck managed to snatch the ball when Roque Junior made a throw-in in the 41st minute of the game. Frank Sachs blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dennis Cimino having to make a save. If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Diego Porro made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Diego Porro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Castagneto Po AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Porro 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 64th minute, Diego Porro made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 69 minutes into the game, Biagio Nola cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Porro in the 74th minute of the match. A well done corner resulted in Ermanno Venditti drilling the ball in to score 5-1 behind Germany's goalkeeper. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Porro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th match minute, Castagneto Po AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ermanno Venditti to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute of the match Frank Sachs shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dennis Cimino showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Filippo Pinti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Porro in the 94th minute of the match. Filippo Pinti hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. Castagneto Po AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.