Challenge

KLEANTHIS VIKELIDIS
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Germany's Frank Sachs started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Chu Zhen Xun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tommy Kahn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s attentive Anestis Tsoukalas managed to snatch the ball when Willy Stieler made a throw-in in the 6th minute of the game. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chu Zhen Xun in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th 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. In the 10th minute of the match ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. got a corner. Germany's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chu Zhen Xun ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Thodoris Krezias got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-0. 10 minutes into the match. Willy Stieler made in the 13th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Anestis Tsoukalas. After 17 minutes of play, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Chu Zhen Xun made it 2-0 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! Chu Zhen Xun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chu Zhen Xun's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Hao Chong Feng hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chu Zhen Xun's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mahmud Alp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Janik Vogt hit a great ball. Chu Zhen Xun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tommy Kahn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Chu Zhen Xun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 36th play minute Chu Zhen Xun came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Tommy Kahn. 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Chu Zhen Xun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Chu Zhen Xun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Germany's defense didn't have a chance, in the 45th minute, when Chu Zhen Xun scored to the left of an out of position Tommy Kahn, making the score, 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chu Zhen Xun to make the kick off. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Anestis Tsoukalas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Janik Vogt, made in the 51st minute of the game. Anestis Tsoukalas charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anestis Tsoukalas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 52 played minutes ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Anestis Tsoukalas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chu Zhen Xun in the 58th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s attentive Anestis Tsoukalas managed to snatch the ball when Linus Schwerner made a throw-in in the 66th minute of the game. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s goalkeeper Mahmud Alp, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Germany's Albin Holweck slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mahmud Alp. That made the score 5-1 after 74 minutes of play. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chu Zhen Xun in the 77th minute of play. Willy Stieler made in the 79th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Kutlualp Parskan. Willy Stieler hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Matthis Paelemans managed to get in a good position for a shot. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Matthis Paelemans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Kahn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Anestis Tsoukalas hit a great ball. Mahmud Alp was a little too slow when Frank Sachs got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 5-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Germany players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C..