Challenge

Serra Dourada Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Natanael Paraense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 6th minute of the match. After 6 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Albin Holweck. Rogério Alagoano took the ball and in the 7 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 1-0. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Natanael Paraense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. After a rather tough play, Goiás Esporte Clube's José Paulo Medeiros got a free kick in the 13th minute. After 14 played minutes Goiás Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Michel Mertesacker. Germany's Frank Sachs got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Albin Holweck recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 33 minutes in the game Valdir Neves did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Marcus Diniz. 35 minutes into the game, Goiás Esporte Clube's Rogério Alagoano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tommy Kahn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 41st minute of the game Valdir Neves made a throw-in which Marcus Diniz played forward. In the 42nd minute, Adrian Dreifuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute of the match Marcus Diniz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tommy Kahn showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot. Germany's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Sachs was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Natanael Paraense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rogério Alagoano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rogério Alagoano to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute José Paulo Medeiros 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 56th match minute, Goiás Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdir Neves to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Rogério Alagoano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Rogério Alagoano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Rogério Alagoano 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Schmidt in the 77th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdir Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Alagoano in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogério Alagoano in the 89th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Adrian Dreifuss fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Adrian Dreifuss a yellow card for diving instead. In the 89th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Schmidt in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Rogério Alagoano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Goiás Esporte Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Goiás Esporte Clube were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Germany for a fine match.