Challenge

Prato Valera Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Sachs started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Prato Valera's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Michelangelo Menduni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Lucas Orlandus 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. Albin Holweck's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Michelangelo Menduni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Frank Sachs might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Michelangelo Menduni. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frank Sachs ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Malte Schiele hit a great ball. After having played for 13 minutes, Alvise Sisti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Prato Valera's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvise Sisti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Frank Sachs scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Michelangelo Menduni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 18 played minutes Prato Valera got a freekick which was hit by Dave Petrini. 2-1 became the score in the 34th minute when Lucas Orlandus elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Octavio Chico kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tommy Kahn. That made the score 3-1 in the 38 minute of play. Fabio Borrelli hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute Lucas Orlandus 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 away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Frank Sachs 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. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Prato Valera getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Octavio Chico hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, Alvise Sisti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frank Sachs's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Michelangelo Menduni skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Frank Sachs hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When Alvise Sisti came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Prato Valera 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 Alvise Sisti couldn't finish the play. When Linus Schwerner fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Linus Schwerner a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Linus Schwerner hit a great ball. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvise Sisti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Alvise Sisti put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Tommy Kahn. Dave Petrini charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dave Petrini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dave Petrini hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Orlandus, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Prato Valera's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.