Challenge

Wooparena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Ola Håkansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Ola Håkansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. After 8 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Chris Mergenthaler. Ola Håkansson in the 10thth 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 a rather tough play, Woopbongo's Pär Rudqvist got a free kick in the 12th minute. Frank Sachs took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mats Holmgren. Woopbongo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ola Håkansson took the ball and in the 15 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 1-0. The supporters of Woopbongo booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Dreifuss didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Germany's Janik Vogt got a free kick in the 21st minute. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ola Håkansson in the 23rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Woopbongo's Ola Håkansson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tommy Kahn. That made the score 2-0 after 25 minutes of play. Ernst Ahlbom hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ola Håkansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ola Håkansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. 37 minutes into the game, Woopbongo's Ola Håkansson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tommy Kahn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The corner led Woopbongo's Edgar Albohm to fire away a dangerous shot which Tommy Kahn despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgar Albohm. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frank Sachs was the one to do the kick off. Albin Holweck might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mats Holmgren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Albin Holweck ran back to his position shaking his head. After 53 minutes of play, Woopbongo's Ola Håkansson made it 4-0 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Albohm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mats Holmgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute, Janik Vogt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ola Håkansson came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Woopbongo 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 Ola Håkansson couldn't finish the play. Woopbongo's Mats Holmgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 66th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Pawel Lerych stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Pawel Lerych tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Albin Holweck kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mats Holmgren. That made the score 4-1 in the 68 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Mats Holmgren in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Woopbongo's Mats Holmgren got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th minute, Chris Mergenthaler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ola Håkansson in the 79th minute of the match. The supporters of Woopbongo booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chris Mergenthaler didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ola Håkansson in the 85th minute of play. Mats Holmgren made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Frank Sachs sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ola Håkansson in the 88th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chris Mergenthaler charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chris Mergenthaler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Chris Mergenthaler hit a great ball. In the 95th minute, Ola Håkansson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Woopbongo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. Germany's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.