Challenge

Arena Eduardo Máximo
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Darren Carabott'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 6th minute of play. Severino Bueno in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tommy Kahn, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 10 minutes of play, Eleven Young Elephants's Severino Bueno made it 1-0 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! Tommy Kahn didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 16th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. 21 minutes into the match, Frank Sachs notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti. Aaron Tanti was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fabio Savona made in the 25th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Darren Carabott however managed to control. Aaron Tanti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Holweck in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Daan Jurásek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zlatko Zahovič showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 32 minute of play. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aaron Tanti having to interfere. After 41st play minutes Severino Bueno shot 5-1, a short shot which went by Tommy Kahn and just under the crossbar into goal. Frank Sachs's late challenge caught a Eleven Young Elephants's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Sachs helped the player get up and apologised. Frank Sachs kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After 46 minutes, Severino Bueno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eleven Young Elephants and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. Severino Bueno hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. 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 5-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Severino Bueno made a kick off. Zlatko Zahovič hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Eleven Young Elephants from getting a goal against them. In the 59th minute, Severino Bueno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eleven Young Elephants fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. In the 63rd minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Tanti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Bueno came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 76th minute of play forced Eleven Young Elephants's goalkeeper Aaron Tanti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80thth minute of the game Severino Bueno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Germany's Tommy Kahn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Eleven Young Elephants's Aaron Tanti got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th minute Germany were awarded a corner. Frank Sachs went to the cornerflag to take it. With an all-out effort, Germany's Aaron Tanti threw himself towards the right post 86 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Albin Holweck, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of Germany booed when Eleven Young Elephants was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darren Carabott didn't get a good kick on the ball. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Bueno in the 95th minute of play. Germany's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Eleven Young Elephants had won, even though Germany had held more of the ball.