Challenge

ÁNGEL TULIO ZOF
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Sachs kicked off to start the match. Manuel Chayo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. In the 6th minute Jonathan Bingen 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. Alvaro Urre came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Germany's Albin Holweck. But to his dismay, Albin Holweck quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 11th minute, Frank Sachs made a precise shot to the right of Alvaro Urre. Rosario Central's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Alvaro Urre didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Albin Holweck went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Bingen in the 18th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Manuel Chayo could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Tommy Kahn however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Chayo got free with Tommy Kahn in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Adrian Dreifuss fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Adrian Dreifuss a yellow card for diving instead. Adrian Dreifuss hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. 1-3 became the score in the 29th minute when Rodolfo Egoi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 33rd minute of the match Rosario Central got a corner. Germany's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Teodor Ugúrchinski ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Teodor Ugúrchinski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tommy Kahn quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 34 minutes into the match, Jacinto Txartiko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tommy Kahn, 2-3. 38 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Egoi came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 40th minute of the match Adrian Dreifuss completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Adrian Dreifuss a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Germany's Adrian Dreifuss got a free kick in the 40th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacinto Txartiko got free with Tommy Kahn in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

Albin Holweck's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvaro Urre read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Albin Holweck hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Albin Holweck came free, but Alvaro Urre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 69th minute of the game was made by Manuel Chayo with Prudencio Eleder as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The supporters of Rosario Central booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Janik Vogt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Egoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Rosario Central's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Albin Holweck fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Frank Sachs hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. When Albin Holweck came up free with the goalie in the 90th 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 Albin Holweck couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jacinto Txartiko in the 92nd 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. The supporters of Rosario Central booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Sachs didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Germany players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.