Challenge

NINHO DOS FALCÕES
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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 4th minute, FALCÕES VERDES's Pietro Santos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Pietro Santos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emre Çeliksu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 12 minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Pietro Santos 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 Pietro Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. 21 minutes into the game, Chris Mergenthaler threw the ball into play from the sideline. FALCÕES VERDES's Teodosio Leobardo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 22 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pietro Santos. Pietro Santos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tommy Kahn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. After 33 played minutes Pietro Santos rounded Germany's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-0. The supporters of Germany booed when FALCÕES VERDES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Bueno didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Sven Krakouer hit a great ball. Pietro Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pietro Santos to make the kick off. A throw-in in the 54th minute of the game was made by Chris Mergenthaler with Frank Sachs as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Pietro Santos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tommy Kahn having to make a save. Pietro Santos walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. 60 minutes into the match, Pietro Santos 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 Pietro Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pietro Santos in the 72nd minute of the match. Pietro Santos scored 6-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tommy Kahn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FALCÕES VERDES's Sílvio Luís Gerber was substituted for Lucjan Winograd. Betinho Lenzi took the ball and in the 79 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 7-0. In the 86th minute of the match FALCÕES VERDES 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. Sílvio Luís Gerber ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Germany's goalie and right to Emre Çeliksu. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Germany's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 87th 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. Betinho Lenzi scored 8-0 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tommy Kahn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Betinho Lenzi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. The Germany fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tommy Kahn should have stopped the shot. FALCÕES VERDES's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.