Challenge

Sebastien Faure
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edson Braddock made the kick off which started today's match. Chus Valdivia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albin Holweck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albin Holweck might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chus Valdivia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Albin Holweck ran back to his position shaking his head. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson Braddock in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Germany's Adrian Dreifuss got a free kick in the 10th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Edson Braddock lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Tommy Kahn. Reinaldo Nogueira hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute, Agostinho Almeida reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tommy Kahn. The goal made the score 2-0. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agostinho Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agostinho Almeida in the 29th minute of play. Germany's Janik Vogt managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bat Man in the 31 minute of the game. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agostinho Almeida in the 33rd minute of play. Frank Sachs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Edson Braddock 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. An unexpected shot in the 44th minute by Agostinho Almeida got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 44 minutes into the match, Dino Baiano notched a goal, 4-0, 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. Frank Sachs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Chus Valdivia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frank Sachs made a kick off. With a little luck, Juventudes Libertárias's Chus Valdivia got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chris Mergenthaler during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Chris Mergenthaler hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the game, Dino Baiano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 57 played minutes Juventudes Libertárias got a freekick which was hit by Bat Man. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agostinho Almeida in the 75th minute of play. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Agostinho Almeida went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. In the 83rd minute, Agostinho Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juventudes Libertárias's Chus Valdivia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 89th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Edson Braddock put it in 7-0 from a short distance just to the right of Tommy Kahn. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Juventudes Libertárias had played much better football throughout.