Challenge

Gran Lugano Fútbol
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Sachs started the match with the kick off. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Alvarez in the 3rd minute of play. Ruud Wollans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 16th minute of play. Ruud Wollans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Igor Ralondo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Luciano Alvarez 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 Luciano Alvarez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Luciano Alvarez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Tommy Kahn when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Igor Ralondo got free with Tommy Kahn in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ruud Wollans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. 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 Luciano Alvarez made a kick off. In the 55th minute Luciano Chico 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. The throw-in from Blas Ursino in the 65th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Germany's Janik Vogt. In the 69th minute Eloy Herauso 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. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Alvarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Lugano Futbol's Ruud Wollans got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ruud Wollans made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Sachs in the 76th minute. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ruud Wollans made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Frank Sachs sent off a good shot on target. 87 minutes into the match, Germany's Frank Sachs sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruud Wollans narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lugano Futbol's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.