Challenge

Leonor Rojas Muñoz
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Martin Petkov started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd 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 supporters of ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Willy Stieler didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Martin Petkov came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ 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 Martin Petkov couldn't finish the play. The ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Martin Petkov looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Martin Petkov succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 16th playminute. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th 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. Pedro Muro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Germany's Willy Stieler got a free kick in the 24th minute. Pedro Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 26th minute of play. Frank Sachs scored 2-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Muro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Martin Petkov in the 31st minute. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Martin Petkov sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Petkov in the 38th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Frank Sachs hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Sachs to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Germany's Willy Stieler got a free kick in the 54th minute. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Pedro Muro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ from getting a goal against them. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Lucio Pekergin was substituted for Ricart Melinao. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ made a substitution. Santiago Hurtado replaced Lucero Bacciarini. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Petkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Martin Petkov 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. In the 66th minute, Martin Petkov 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. With a little luck, ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Pedro Muro got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Martin Petkov 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 Martin Petkov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. In the 90th minute, Martin Petkov made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. 94 minutes into the match, ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Martin Petkov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ were awarded a corner in the 95th minute after Germany's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arnaldo Aravena took the corner. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Germany for a fine match.