Challenge

Dino Manuzzi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) A throw-in in the 5th minute of the game was made by Chris Mergenthaler with Frank Sachs as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felice Tacco in the 8th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Felice Tacco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Felice Tacco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 12 minutes into the match, Ferruccio Zarillo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Albin Holweck hit a great ball. When Ettore Santo came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Maritek FC 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 Ettore Santo couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute, Felice Tacco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tommy Kahn was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Ferruccio Zarillo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Tommy Kahn 24 minutes into the match. Maritek FC were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Germany's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Andrea Mariani took the corner. Maritek FC's Felice Tacco was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tommy Kahn in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to Maritek FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Filippo Lucente hit a great ball. The supporters of Maritek FC booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven Krakouer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frank Sachs made a kick off. Ettore Santo struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Tommy Kahn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maritek FC. After 60 minutes of play, Maritek FC's Ferruccio Zarillo made it 4-0 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! Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ettore Santo in the 62nd minute of play. The corner ended in Andrea Mariani almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Germany's Tommy Kahn did a great save. After 66 minutes Germany's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Andrea Mariani who took care of the corner kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felice Tacco in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sven Krakouer during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sven Krakouer kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albin Holweck in the 81st minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Federico Ondino scored 6-0 in the 84th 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. Jon Snow received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Ettore Santo came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Federico Ondino took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. 94 minutes into the match, Federico Ondino notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.