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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice moves Niko Petriläinen could shoot a difficult shot in the 4th minute, which Tommy Kahn however easily saved by the left post. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Germany 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 Frank Sachs couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Kultapossukerho's zone, Frank Sachs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elbert Hand came out of the goal and Frank Sachs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 14 minutes into the match, Nuutti Vauhkonen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tommy Kahn, 1-0. After 17 minutes, 曲霖阳 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kultapossukerho and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. 曲霖阳 hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Elbert Hand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albin Holweck in the 18th minute of the match. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuutti Vauhkonen in the 20th minute of the match. Frank Sachs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Elbert Hand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Germany 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 Frank Sachs couldn't finish the play. 32 minutes into the match, Kultapossukerho's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Elbert Hand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Kultapossukerho defense, Frank Sachs kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elbert Hand. The Kultapossukerho fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elbert Hand should have stopped the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nuutti Vauhkonen to make the kick off. Chris Mergenthaler made in the 52nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Kultapossukerho's Petr Nakládal. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Elbert Hand didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. When Chris Mergenthaler fell near the penalty area in the 58th 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. Kultapossukerho made a substitution. Heino Lehtonen replaced Andy Jackson. After 61 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Chris Mergenthaler. When Kultapossukerho's Niko Petriläinen in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Germany's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Malte Schiele hit a great ball. Veli Kuparinen'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 83rd minute of play. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th 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. Elbert Hand breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Germany's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.