Challenge

Tomas A. Duco
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alfonso Gilabert showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Eustacio Misael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albin Holweck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Alfonso Gilabert 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 Alfonso Gilabert was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfonso Gilabert went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 17th minute Alfonso Gilabert 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. In the 22nd minute, Alfonso Gilabert ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tommy Kahn was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Eustacio Misael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute of the match, Alfonso Gilabert got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tommy Kahn was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Alfonso Gilabert in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tommy Kahn, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Alfonso Gilabert's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tommy Kahn firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 41st minute of the match Guns And Roses 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. Segundo Bordat ran over to the corner to take the kick. Guns And Roses's Segundo Bordat was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tommy Kahn in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 41 minutes into the game Segundo Bordat kicked a great long shot which passed Tommy Kahn straight ahead into the goal, Result 5-0. One couldn't see Segundo Bordat behind all of his teammates who surrounded to congratulate him. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frank Sachs was the one to do the kick off. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesús Salvador in the 56th minute of play. A collision led to Guns And Roses getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Melquiades Alfonso hit a great ball. In the 60th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albin Holweck to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesús Salvador in the 64th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Jesús Salvador notched a goal, 7-0, 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. In the 72nd minute, Frank Sachs 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilbert Tidéksson in the 76th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilbert Tidéksson took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. In the 88th 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. After 90 played minutes Guns And Roses got a freekick which was hit by Melquiades Alfonso. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesús Salvador, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 98 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Gilbert Tidéksson came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Guns And Roses had played much better football throughout.