Challenge

Arena LUCCA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frank Sachs took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Adelino Domingues came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute of the match Lucca F.C got a corner. Germany's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zula Kaider ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lucca F.C's Zula Kaider was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tommy Kahn in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Domingues in the 7th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Lucca F.C:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Germany:s goal. If Alessandro Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Faustão Cosme made in the 32nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Vânderson Linhares. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessandro Cardoso got free with Tommy Kahn in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 36 minutes, Alessandro Cardoso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lucca F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alessandro Cardoso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alessandro Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Faustão Cosme made in the 57th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Germany's Linus Schwerner. Frank Sachs took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tarcisio Mattos. Tarcisio Mattos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 63rd minute, Germany's Albin Holweck dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. A collision led to Lucca F.C getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Sandik Rramadani hit a great ball. Adelino Domingues hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faustão Cosme during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Faustão Cosme kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. The supporters of Lucca F.C booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Willy Stieler didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Janik Vogt 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 Lucca F.C the free kick. After a rather tough play, Germany's Janik Vogt got a free kick in the 77th minute. The supporters of Germany booed when Lucca F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Diniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Frank Sachs took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Tarcisio Mattos to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Lucca F.C booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albin Holweck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Germany's Frank Sachs got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Rudy Letsch came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Lucca F.C 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 Rudy Letsch couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Lucca F.C's Faustão Cosme got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Germany supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Germany would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.