Challenge

Stadio Delle Alpi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 一⑤一⑩&九⑨归①.Nanjing.FC's 陶升振 got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 林庭烨 struck a weak shot in the 16th 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 一⑤一⑩&九⑨归①.Nanjing.FC. In the 18th minute, 一⑤一⑩&九⑨归①.Nanjing.FC's 林庭烨 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. A hard shot 21 in the game by 林庭烨 from a close distance when the talented Tommy Kahn managed to make a qualified save. Germany's players were relieved. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 23rd 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 supporters of 一⑤一⑩&九⑨归①.Nanjing.FC booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chris Mergenthaler didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Linus Schwerner hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frank Sachs in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ambrosio Chan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ambrosio Chan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Germany defense, 林庭烨 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. The Germany fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tommy Kahn should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Sachs to make the kick off. Ambrosio Chan made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Frank Sachs sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 53rd minute of play forced 一⑤一⑩&九⑨归①.Nanjing.FC's goalkeeper Ambrosio Chan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 陶升振 in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 63rd minute of play forced 一⑤一⑩&九⑨归①.Nanjing.FC's goalkeeper Ambrosio Chan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by 一⑤一⑩&九⑨归①.Nanjing.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. Germany's Frank Sachs was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ambrosio Chan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 陶升振, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 75 minutes into the game, Janik Vogt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Germany's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 一⑤一⑩&九⑨归①.Nanjing.FC the free kick. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Janik Vogt hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Widodo 太史慈 in the 77th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Germany's Adrian Dreifuss. 林庭烨 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. In the 82ndth minute of the game 林庭烨 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Germany's Tommy Kahn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 林庭烨 in the 83rd minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 陶升振 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If 林庭烨 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 一⑤一⑩&九⑨归①.Nanjing.FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.