Challenge

Stadio Avenza
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Duri come il marmo's goalkeeper Emiliano Polito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 9 minutes into the game, Emilio Rizzo lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Tommy Kahn. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Duri come il marmo's goalkeeper Emiliano Polito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 17 minutes into the game, Germany's Frank Sachs nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emiliano Polito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberigo Addari in the 19th minute of the match. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosimo Finocchio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Germany's Albin Holweck got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Frank Sachs's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emiliano Polito read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Albin Holweck kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Duri come il marmo's Cosimo Finocchio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tommy Kahn. That made the score 2-1 after 27 minutes of play. When Emilio Rizzo came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Duri come il marmo 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 Emilio Rizzo couldn't finish the play. Emilio Rizzo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-1 in the 36th playminute. Emilio Rizzo spun around in front of the goal 44 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Germany's goal. After a defensive mix-up in Duri come il marmo's zone, Frank Sachs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Polito came out of the goal and Frank Sachs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Duri come il marmo booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Linus Schwerner didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Sachs to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Cosimo Finocchio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Cosimo Finocchio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 56 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Rizzo came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Emilio Rizzo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. In the 61st minute, one of Duri come il marmo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Duri come il marmo. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Janik Vogt hit a great ball. Duri come il marmo's Flavio Lattanzio was substituted for Mary Cau. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Emiliano Polito in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Germany's Frank Sachs got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emilio Rizzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Adrian Dreifuss's late challenge caught a Duri come il marmo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Dreifuss helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Duri come il marmo booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Dreifuss didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emiliano Polito 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 80th minute. When Cosimo Finocchio came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Duri come il marmo 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 Cosimo Finocchio couldn't finish the play. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Rizzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 94th minute of the match Duri come il marmo 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. Fabiano Natale ran over to the corner to take the kick.