Challenge

TALENT´S ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Sachs got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel van der Bij saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcin Najman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Lu Yuan Yin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tommy Kahn came out and tried to block the shot, but Lu Yuan Yin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. Bernardo Pernambucano charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernardo Pernambucano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th match minute, Talento Futebol clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Pernambucano to maneuver through the defense. After 15 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Chris Mergenthaler. Lu Yuan Yin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Tommy Kahn skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tommy Kahn stood somewhat misplaced when Marcin Najman came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 20 minute. After a rather tough play, Talento Futebol clube's Gualter Proença got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michel van der Bij having to interfere. After 30 played minutes Talento Futebol clube got a freekick which was hit by Mito Mesías. After a defensive mix-up in Talento Futebol clube's zone, Frank Sachs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michel van der Bij 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. In the 35th minute, Frank Sachs ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michel van der Bij was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcin Najman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Michel van der Bij made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Frank Sachs sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank Sachs in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Michel van der Bij saved Talento Futebol clube from getting behind. Fraco Zago kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Lu Yuan Yin 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. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcin Najman in the 74th minute of the match. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Talento Futebol clube's Lu Yuan Yin. But to his dismay, Lu Yuan Yin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Frank Sachs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Michel van der Bij made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcin Najman in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tommy Kahn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 90th minute, Lu Yuan Yin made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. After a rather tough play, Talento Futebol clube's Fraco Zago got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Talento Futebol clube's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.