Challenge

Lipochσrion Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Giotis Michailidis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nikos Stavrou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Germany 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 Frank Sachs couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Stavrou in the 6th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Linus Schwerner in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Lipochσrion FC's Zacharias Siatzis. Lipochσrion FC's Giotis Michailidis got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nikos Stavrou showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Lipochσrion FC's Giotis Michailidis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tommy Kahn. That made the score 2-0 after 24 minutes of play. Aris Giannopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 28th minute of play. Nikos Stavrou might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nikos Stavrou ran back to his position shaking his head. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Stavrou in the 30th minute of the match. In the last second Tommy Kahn throw himself and got hold of the ball when Nikos Stavrou in the 36thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. A well done corner resulted in Giotis Michailidis drilling the ball in to score 3-0 behind Germany's goalkeeper. In the 41st match minute, Lipochσrion FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanos Agapoulis to maneuver through the defense. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Stavrou, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The audience was convinced that Nikos Stavrou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Nikos Stavrou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tommy Kahn having to make a save. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

51 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Stavrou came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute Nikos Stavrou 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. 54 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Stavrou came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Chris Mergenthaler hit a great ball. In the 59th minute, Giotis Michailidis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lipochσrion FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Albin Holweck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giotis Michailidis in the 65th minute of play. Giotis Michailidis scored 5-0 in the 68th 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. 72 minutes into the match, Lipochσrion FC's goalkeeper Aris Giannopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Sachs. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Stavrou in the 87th minute of the match. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giotis Michailidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. There was no doubt that Lipochσrion FC were the better team. Lipochσrion FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.