Challenge

Stadio Capo Falcone
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Sachs kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd 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 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stintino FC's goalkeeper Antonello Ranieri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arrigo Iannucci hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Frank Sachs's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonello Ranieri was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank Sachs in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antonello Ranieri saved Stintino FC from getting behind. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Germany 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 Frank Sachs couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Frank Sachs's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonello Ranieri was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arrigo Iannucci in the 20th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arrigo Iannucci in the 25th minute of play. Alvise Vittorio hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Tommy Kahn was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Alberto Iezzi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alberto Iezzi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 38 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Arrigo Iannucci came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arrigo Iannucci in the 38th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Stintino FC's Arrigo Iannucci. But to his dismay, Arrigo Iannucci quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

After a rather tough play, Germany's Janik Vogt got a free kick in the 50th minute. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arrigo Iannucci in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Sven Krakouer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 54 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Alvise Vittorio came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antonello Ranieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 60th minute of play. Antonello Ranieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Willy Stieler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonello Ranieri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Sachs's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. When Chris Mergenthaler fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Chris Mergenthaler a yellow card for diving instead. After 68 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Chris Mergenthaler. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arrigo Iannucci in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. Adrian Dreifuss kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Attilio Losito 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 78th minute Albin Holweck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonello Ranieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stintino FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Frank Sachs was slow to take the kick. During this time Germany's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Germany's corner Frank Sachs fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Antonello Ranieri quite easily take care of the ball. When Ulrich Stein, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 79 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Antonello Ranieri was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albin Holweck during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th minute, Albin Holweck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Attilio Losito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tommy Kahn was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arrigo Iannucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Sven Krakouer hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. During the 92nd minute of the match Albin Holweck completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Albin Holweck a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 96th minute Alex Rizzo 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.