Challenge

San Giacomo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frank Sachs took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kevin Arnolds in the 2ndth 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. Werner Kamps made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 5th minute of play. Bierunese's Werner Kamps played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albin Holweck in the 7th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Hans Zoetebier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Janik Vogt charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Janik Vogt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th minute, Janik Vogt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Bierunese's Donato Alvarez got a free kick in the 18th minute. Adrian Dreifuss kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Werner Kamps made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 28th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kevin Arnolds in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. Kevin Arnoldss short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got Tommy Kahn to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kevin Arnolds stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Kevin Arnolds 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. Nathan van Aalderen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomiro Clementi came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 64 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Frank Sachs. 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Alvarez in the 68th minute of the match. In the 74thth minute of the game Kevin Arnolds who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Germany's Tommy Kahn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 75 minutes, Nathan van Aalderen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bierunese and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nathan van Aalderen hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Arnolds, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Arnolds, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baldomiro Clementi hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Kevin Arnolds left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bierunese fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Bierunese's Werner Kamps played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 91st minute of play. When Donato Alvarez came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Bierunese 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 Donato Alvarez couldn't finish the play.