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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. After a defensive mix-up in Karen FC's zone, Frank Sachs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ma Yong Jun came out of the goal and Frank Sachs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bai Yan Feng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ma Yong Jun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 6th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Bai Yan Feng 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. Arvin Svanberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. Ryszard Brak in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tommy Kahn, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arvin Svanberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Arvin Svanberg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tommy Kahn, 2-0. When Ryszard Brak came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Karen 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 Ryszard Brak couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Ryszard Brak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ma Yong Jun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 42nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Arvin Svanberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. The Germany fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tommy Kahn should have stopped the shot. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Bai Yan Feng might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bai Yan Feng ran back to his position shaking his head. Adrian Dreifuss's late challenge caught a Karen FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Dreifuss helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Adrian Dreifuss hit a great ball. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryszard Brak in the 55th minute of the match. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bai Yan Feng in the 56th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ryszard Brak in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. Germany's Frank Sachs got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arvin Svanberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 62 minutes into the match, Karen FC's Ryszard Brak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 64th match minute, Karen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ryszard Brak to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute Arvin Svanberg 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. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Ryszard Brak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Ryszard Brak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bai Yan Feng went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 80th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven Krakouer to maneuver through the defense. After 81 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Sven Krakouer. It was beautiful to see Karen FC's Anders Törnqvist in action when he in the 82nd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The supporters of Germany booed when Karen FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bertil Thangshøj didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Karen FC's Ryszard Brak. But to his dismay, Ryszard Brak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. After 88 minutes of play, Karen FC's Arvin Svanberg made it 6-0 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 Ryszard Brak in the 95th minute of play. Karen FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arvin Svanberg in the 96th minute. There was no doubt that Karen FC were the better team. Karen FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.