Challenge

FIFA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Frank Sachs made the kick off and thus started the match. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baba Alba'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. Tommy Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baba Alba in the 8th minute. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baba Alba went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Chris Mergenthaler hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Damian Chiliman might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damian Chiliman ran back to his position shaking his head. After 19 minutes of play, Yellow Flag's Iordache Greavu made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tommy Kahn was left in no man's land by his defense there! Baba Alba scored 3-0 in the 23rd 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. The supporters of Yellow Flag booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malte Schiele didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiberiu Bucur kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Iordache Greavu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Iordache Greavu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Yellow Flag booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malte Schiele didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frank Sachs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Nistor Pantelimon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Baba Alba came free with the goalkeeper in the 41st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tommy Kahn could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Spiridon in the 44th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiberiu Bucur kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Baba Alba to strike the kick off in the second half. With his leg Nistor Pantelimon managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when Germany's Frank Sachs fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silviu Oardă in the 57th minute of play. After 59 minutes, George Mironov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yellow Flag and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Yellow Flag getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. George Mironov hit a great ball. Albin Holweck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute Albin Holweck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nistor Pantelimon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Nistor Pantelimon successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Yellow Flag's Tiberiu Bucur got a free kick in the 66th minute. The supporters of Germany booed when Yellow Flag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narcis Obreja didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frank Sachs who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Nistor Pantelimon when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 94 minutes into the game, Yellow Flag's Isac Spiridon 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, 4-0. Germany's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.