Challenge

Afonsinho Aguiar
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 谢克军'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 3rd minute of play. After 4 played minutes Littles got a freekick which was hit by Diego Albuquerque. Littles's Adriano Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albin Holweck in the 8th minute of play. Littles's Adriano Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 11th minute of play. Albin Holweck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Cruz having to interfere. Evandro Albuquerque hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Adriano Cruz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Frank Sachs went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Germany's Chris Mergenthaler got a free kick in the 24th minute. Adriano Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evandro Albuquerque in the 32nd minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Albin Holweck 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. 庄寒建's late challenge caught a Germany's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 庄寒建 helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Germany booed when Littles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. 庄寒建 didn't get a good kick on the ball. 谢克军 struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Tommy Kahn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Littles. Frank Sachs scored 0-3 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adriano Cruz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Germany were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 谢克军 was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Germany's Frank Sachs dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th 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. Adriano Cruz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th 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. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Frank Sachs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Adriano Cruz made a huge save. Adriano Cruz 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 67th minute. In the 75th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Sachs to maneuver through the defense. Littles's Samuel Madureira was substituted for Elivélton Falcão. In the 76th minute, Frank Sachs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frank Sachs might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adriano Cruz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frank Sachs ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 84th minute 谢克军 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 谢克军 in the 86th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Littles's Jaroslaw Marchefka managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Chris Mergenthaler in the 88 minute of the game. Natã Furtado hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After 94 minutes of play Germany's Chris Mergenthaler was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground.