Challenge

Ubaldo Horta
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) General Velásquez's Leandro Pfingsthorn 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. After a rather tough play, General Velásquez's Maxín Raposo got a free kick in the 4th minute. Henry Tucknott showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 6th minute of the match. Clemente Tuñon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute General Velásquez were awarded a corner. Alonso Macera went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led General Velásquez's Alonso Macera to fire away a dangerous shot which Tommy Kahn despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Frank Sachs made a great header on Germany's corner, it was just that General Velásquez's Henry Tucknott managed to reach the ball for a save. When Albin Holweck came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Germany 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 Albin Holweck couldn't finish the play. Leandro Pfingsthorn might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Pfingsthorn 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 Clemente Tuñon in the 37th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Sachs to make the kick off. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Pfingsthorn in the 54th minute of play. A collision led to General Velásquez getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Maxín Raposo hit a great ball. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Germany 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 Frank Sachs couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Albin Holweck managed to get in a good position for a shot. Germany's supporters rose to their feet, but Albin Holweck was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henry Tucknott breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. General Velásquez's Apolo Irigoyen was substituted for Leandro Pfingsthorn. Frank Sachs in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Henry Tucknott, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Irigoyen in the 86th minute of play. General Velásquez's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.