Challenge

南京市五台山足球场
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Frank Sachs made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Wool United's 孙强庭 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, 1-0. In the 9th minute 孙强庭 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. 傅鹏适 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 15 minutes, 鲁战林 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wool United's supporters crossed their fingers, but 鲁战林 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Chris Mergenthaler fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Chris Mergenthaler a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Germany's Chris Mergenthaler got a free kick in the 17th minute. Frank Sachs blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 杜烨康 having to make a save. After 26 played minutes Wool United got a freekick which was hit by Argyris Skentzos. An unexpectedly hard shot by 孙强庭 in the 29th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Janik Vogt hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute 傅鹏适 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. When Wool United's 孙强庭, in the 32nd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Wool United. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 孙强庭 in the 36th minute of play. 傅鹏适 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. 43 minutes into the match, Argyris Skentzos 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 Argyris Skentzos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 傅鹏适, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 孙强庭 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 杜烨康 having to interfere. After 55 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Janik Vogt. In the 58th minute of the match Wool United 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. 蔡悦彬 ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 60th minute, Argyris Skentzos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tommy Kahn was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Wool United's 孙强庭. But to his dismay, 孙强庭 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Argyris Skentzos'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 70th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Germany's Chris Mergenthaler got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 蔡悦彬, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th match minute, Wool United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Argyris Skentzos to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, Wool United's 孙强庭 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. It was a well-played corner which Argyris Skentzos managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wool United's goalkeeper 杜烨康, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 90th match minute, Wool United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 孙强庭 to maneuver through the defense. After 91 minutes of play Wool United's Argyris Skentzos was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Wool United's Argyris Skentzos got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Frank Sachs in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of 杜烨康, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Wool United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.