Challenge

Belfort Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Sachs kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, Claudius Marsching had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudius Marsching was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a rather tough play, De Gulden Draak's Dieter Strelow got a free kick in the 10th minute. Boris Rülke got a throw-in 11 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Manuel Peres. 14 minutes into the game, Nils Kettler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. De Gulden Draak's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Germany the free kick. In the 14th minute, Nils Kettler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albin Holweck struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Siim Kikas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. In the 22ndth minute of the game Claudius Marsching who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Germany's Tommy Kahn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. De Gulden Draak's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anselm Neuhäuser in the 23rd minute. After taking down the ball on De Gulden Draak's corner Anselm Neuhäuser fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tommy Kahn quite easily take care of the ball. After 27 minutes Germany's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anselm Neuhäuser who took care of the corner kick. The corner led De Gulden Draak's Anselm Neuhäuser to fire away a dangerous shot which Tommy Kahn despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Siim Kikas came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Germany's Frank Sachs. But to his dismay, Frank Sachs quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. When Justin Ostrowicki came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the De Gulden Draak 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 Justin Ostrowicki couldn't finish the play. Gert Porsche charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gert Porsche the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gert Porsche hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 43rd match minute, De Gulden Draak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boris Rülke to maneuver through the defense. After 45 played minutes De Gulden Draak got a freekick which was hit by Dieter Strelow. Frank Sachs took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Siim Kikas. De Gulden Draak's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Siim Kikas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Sachs, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

Justin Ostrowicki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Frank Sachs's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Siim Kikas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Peres in the 61st minute of play. Claudius Marsching received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frank Sachs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Manuel Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Siim Kikas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Siim Kikas in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 79 minutes, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Germany's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Sachs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Peres in the 81st minute of play. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudius Marsching in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Claudius Marsching made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After 86 minutes, Boris Rülke mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the De Gulden Draak and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. Boris Rülke hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match.