Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Virgilio Arotza took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Virgilio Arotza in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. Domingos Chuan charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Domingos Chuan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Domingos Chuan kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. When Ruben Damario came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Club A Independiente 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 Ruben Damario couldn't finish the play. Virgilio Arotza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aurelio Darien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albin Holweck, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Virgilio Arotza came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Club A Independiente getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Costel Zglobiu hit a great ball. Aurelio Darien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 22nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Aurelio Darien in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 24th minute, Domingos Chuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Chris Mergenthaler fell near the penalty area in the 26th 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. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Chris Mergenthaler hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Virgilio Arotza notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ruben Damario took the ball and in the 30 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 0-2. 马义弘 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Arotza in the 36th minute of play. The supporters of Germany booed when Club A Independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domingos Chuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the game, Albin Holweck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Germany's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club A Independiente the free kick. After 38 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Albin Holweck. 马义弘 scored 0-3 in the 39th 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. Aurelio Darien made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Sachs in the 42nd minute. When Club A Independiente's Virgilio Arotza in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Germany's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frank Sachs made a kick off. Janik Vogt hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Virgilio Arotza's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. If 马义弘 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Virgilio Arotza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albin Holweck in the 60th minute of play forced Club A Independiente's goalkeeper Aurelio Darien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when 马义弘 sent off a good shot on target. When Germany's Frank Sachs in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club A Independiente's goalie prevented a goal. Virgilio Arotza scored 0-4 in the 69th 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. In the 75th minute, Bogumil Wrzosek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had been going on for 75 minutes Frank Sachs shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Aurelio Darien when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. Clément Barton kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Club A Independiente's Virgilio Arotza got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 90 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. Ruben Damario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. When the match was over Club A Independiente could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Germany throughout the match.