Challenge

Coloso del Parque
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nemesio Opilano kicked off to start the match. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Cristofor in the 5th minute of the match. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Germany's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jose Eleder was slow to take the kick. During this time Loco Cabezon's players had a chance to rest. Esteve Perico was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After 9 minutes Germany's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jose Eleder who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Loco Cabezon's corner Rogelio Abajas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tommy Kahn quite easily take care of the ball. Tommy Kahn was a little too slow when Enrique Cristofor got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 14th minute. The score was now 1-0. Loco Cabezon's Leonides Galtero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 18th minute of play. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogelio Abajas in the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Loco Cabezon were awarded a corner. Jose Eleder went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Loco Cabezon's corner Pascual Ariando fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tommy Kahn quite easily take care of the ball. Loco Cabezon were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Germany's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jose Eleder took the corner. Esteve Perico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Albin Holweck hit a great ball. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ulrich Stein hit a great ball. In the 42nd 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.

The wind increased when Frank Sachs made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anastasio Mendebal during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Germany booed when Loco Cabezon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anastasio Mendebal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 62 minutes, Rogelio Abajas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Loco Cabezon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rogelio Abajas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 64 minutes of play, Loco Cabezon's Rogelio Abajas made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tommy Kahn was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Rogelio Abajas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Loco Cabezon's supporters rose to their feet, but Rogelio Abajas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Kahn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Loco Cabezon's Anastasio Mendebal got a free kick in the 76th minute. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Malte Schiele hit a great ball. The supporters of Germany booed when Loco Cabezon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogelio Abajas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Willy Stieler kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Rogelio Abajas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tommy Kahn having to make a save. After having played for 88 minutes, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Germany's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Sachs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cesar Mercurio got a throw-in 91 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Nemesio Opilano. When Esteve Perico came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Loco Cabezon 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 Esteve Perico couldn't finish the play. Germany's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.