Challenge

Dal 3ello
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Davi Dal Bello took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tommy Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leopoldo Loureiro in the 3rd minute. 6 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Loureiro came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Germany's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Davi Dal Bello was slow to take the kick. During this time Dal 3ello's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Leopoldo Loureiro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tommy Kahn quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Davi Dal Bello could shoot a difficult shot in the 18th minute, which Tommy Kahn however easily saved by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Davi Dal Bello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Davi Dal Bello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Willy Stieler hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Germany's defense didn't have a chance, in the 28th minute, when Leopoldo Loureiro scored to the left of an out of position Tommy Kahn, making the score, 1-0. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Loureiro in the 31st minute of play. Leopoldo Loureiro succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 34th playminute. Leopoldo Loureiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The throw-in from Natan Lamonica in the 39th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Germany's Adrian Dreifuss. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Leopoldo Loureiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Leopoldo Loureiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Sachs to make the kick off. In the 54th match minute, Dal 3ello was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Abreu to maneuver through the defense. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Igor Taffarel having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Leopoldo Loureiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dal 3ello fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davi Dal Bello in the 64th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Leopoldo Loureiro came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Dal 3ello 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 Leopoldo Loureiro couldn't finish the play. After 74 minutes of play, Dal 3ello's Leopoldo Loureiro 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! Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Dal 3ello's Leopoldo Loureiro. But to his dismay, Leopoldo Loureiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Germany's attentive Willy Stieler managed to snatch the ball when Natan Dal Bello made a throw-in in the 89th minute of the game. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 96 minutes, Adrian Dreifuss mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Germany and the Dal 3ello players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. Dal 3ello's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.