Challenge

Stamford Bridge
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Germany's Tommy Kahn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save Germany from getting a goal against them. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gus Weir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Gus Weir 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. 15 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Gus Weir came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Real Chelsea's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Liam Edmunds reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tris Ruddock recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Uno Klemensson kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Gus Weir got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gus Weir in the 30th minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Germany's goalie and right to Tris Ruddock. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Germany's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gus Weir in the 37th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sven Krakouer during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Germany! Germany:s Tommy Kahn showed great skill when he stopped Gus Weir:s penalty. 44 minutes into the game, Gus Weir cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 47th minute, Tris Ruddock 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

After 51 minutes, Uno Klemensson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Chelsea and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 51st match minute, Real Chelsea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uno Klemensson to maneuver through the defense. Albin Holweck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Gus Weir came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Real Chelsea fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gus Weir couldn't finish the play. Liam Edmunds showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 55th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Liam Edmunds in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tris Ruddock in the 66th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dustin Schellander in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the game, one of Real Chelsea:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When Janik Vogt fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Janik Vogt a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Janik Vogt hit a great ball. Real Chelsea's Ryan Sparks was substituted for Patrick Panther. In the 84th minute, Janik Vogt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albin Holweck was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 96th minute. Germany's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Real Chelsea's Alf Martindale was substituted for Marty Harland. Real Chelsea walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.