Challenge

Viejo San Martín
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Frank Sachs made the kick off which started today's match. Iker Mincho 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 4th minute, Frank Sachs got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Kante in the 6th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldo Lorien could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. Iker Mincho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Sachs, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Haroldo Lorien hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Kang Feng sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Haroldo Lorien managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alvarado de Mar del Plata's supporters rose to their feet, but Haroldo Lorien was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Kahn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Lorien in the 20th minute of play. Haroldo Lorien'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 21st minute of play. Albin Holweck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Haroldo Lorien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iker Mincho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 30th minute of the match. Kang Feng's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tommy Kahn firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Lorien in the 33rd minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank Sachs in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iker Mincho saved Alvarado de Mar del Plata from getting behind. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frank Sachs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Haroldo Lorien made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Haroldo Lorien made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 58 minutes into the match, Germany's Frank Sachs sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iker Mincho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 63rd minute of play forced Alvarado de Mar del Plata's goalkeeper Iker Mincho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Germany's Janik Vogt got a free kick in the 67th minute. Alvarado de Mar del Plata made a substitution. Modesto Isadore replaced Rolando Hodei. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lennie Buckler in the 71st minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malte Schiele to maneuver through the defense. When the match had been going on for 74 minutes Haroldo Lorien shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Tommy Kahn when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. After 78 minutes Germany's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Haroldo Lorien who took care of the corner kick. A well done corner resulted in Salvador Salomon drilling the ball in to score 2-1 behind Germany's goalkeeper. Kang Feng took the ball and in the 81 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 3-1. Alvarado de Mar del Plata made a substitution. Jacobo Vincent replaced Lennie Buckler. With a little luck, Alvarado de Mar del Plata's Iker Mincho got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Chris Mergenthaler charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd 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. Chris Mergenthaler kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Alvarado de Mar del Plata's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.