Challenge

Castagneto Po
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Sachs got the match started through his kick off. Castagneto Po AFC's Dennis Cimino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 3rd minute of play. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Diego Porro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chris Mergenthaler charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chris Mergenthaler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Castagneto Po AFC's Andrea Pinti was substituted for Filippo Pinti. Chris Mergenthaler hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the match, Diego Porro 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 Diego Porro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Janik Vogt hit a great ball. Eraldo Sorrentino's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tommy Kahn firmly grabbed it by the left post. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Porro in the 19th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Diego Porro tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Diego Porro came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Castagneto Po AFC 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 Diego Porro couldn't finish the play. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Diego Porro went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Pinti in the 34th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Roque Junior hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute, Federico Ciccone 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. After a rather tough play, Castagneto Po AFC's Fabiano Bravo got a free kick in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Diego Porro made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Andrea Pinti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Castagneto Po AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrea Pinti 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. Albin Holweck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis Cimino having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Malte Schiele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Diego Porro sped through Germany's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Diego Porro in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tommy Kahn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Castagneto Po AFC's Dennis Cimino got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Germany booed when Castagneto Po AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Róbert Marton didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute of the match, Frank Sachs sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Dennis Cimino showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. Dennis Cimino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albin Holweck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute Federico Ciccone 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 was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albin Holweck during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Dennis Cimino in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.