Challenge

Estadio Diamante
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Sachs started the match with the kick off. If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sven Krakouer kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After 8 played minutes ZAFIRO FC got a freekick which was hit by Iker Lamberto. Armando Paredes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Sachs's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 18th minute of play forced ZAFIRO FC's goalkeeper Armando Paredes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Willy Stieler made in the 22nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Albin Holweck immediately put the ball in play. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Cecilio Txaran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Cecilio Txaran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 25th minute, Willy Stieler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Cecilio Txaran notched a goal, 1-0, 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. 28 minutes into the game, ZAFIRO FC's Cecilio Txaran 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, 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cecilio Txaran in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tommy Kahn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th 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. Armando Paredes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Armando Paredes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 40th minute of play. ZAFIRO FC's Armando Paredes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 43rd minute of play.

Adrian Dreifuss hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 55th minute of play forced ZAFIRO FC's goalkeeper Armando Paredes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Paredes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Sachs in the 57th minute. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Armando Paredes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cecilio Txaran in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Germany's Frank Sachs sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armando Paredes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 66th minute of the match Germany got a corner. ZAFIRO FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Frank Sachs ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ZAFIRO FC's goalie and right to Janik Vogt. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ZAFIRO FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 68th of the match, Albin Holweck tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Armando Paredes got in the way and made a wonderful save. ZAFIRO FC's Armando Paredes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save ZAFIRO FC from getting a goal against them. Germany were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after ZAFIRO FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frank Sachs took the corner. The corner ended in Frank Sachs almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ZAFIRO FC's Armando Paredes did a great save. Armando Paredes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Sachs in the 72nd minute. 74 minutes into the match, ZAFIRO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Armando Paredes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Armando Paredes managed to avoid a goal in the 80thth minute, when Germany's Frank Sachs fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Albin Holweck hit a great ball. Cecilio Txaran scored 3-0 in the 82nd 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. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Armando Paredes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. ZAFIRO FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.