Challenge

SvS ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. In the 2nd match minute, SvS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qwinton Esteban to maneuver through the defense. Nusrettin Zeki received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tommy Kahn came out and tried to block the shot, but Nusrettin Zeki slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Malte Schiele during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th minute of the match Germany got a corner. SvS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Frank Sachs ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Frank Sachs almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SvS's Tarık Vahapoğlu did a great save. Frank Sachs's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tarık Vahapoğlu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. SvS's Tarık Vahapoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Germany's Frank Sachs sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tarık Vahapoğlu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Nusrettin Zeki took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Tommy Kahn to make any attempt to save it. Primus Imperatore might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Primus Imperatore ran back to his position shaking his head. Liu Shu Zhan struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Tommy Kahn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SvS. 36 minutes into the match, Nusrettin Zeki 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 Nusrettin Zeki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Liu Shu Zhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Frank Sachs left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Germany fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Liu Shu Zhan 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 away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

The wind increased when Nusrettin Zeki made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Nusrettin Zeki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 56th minute Nusrettin Zeki 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. Albin Holweck hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the match, Ahmet Refik Artuç notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rd minute Ahmet Refik Artuç 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. With a little luck, SvS's Tarık Vahapoğlu got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nusrettin Zeki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tarık Vahapoğlu made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Frank Sachs sent off a good shot on target. 74 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Refik Artuç came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Sachs received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tarık Vahapoğlu came out and tried to block the shot, but Frank Sachs slotted it home off the left post making it 5-2 in the 75th minute. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind SvS's goalkeeper Tarık Vahapoğlu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, Nusrettin Zeki 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 Nusrettin Zeki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2. In the 91st minute, Nusrettin Zeki got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 94th match minute, SvS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qwinton Esteban to maneuver through the defense.