Challenge

Gitarriu stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Sachs kicked off to start the match. Damian Tipinski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 5th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Joel Lundström fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Tommy Kahn, passed just outside the right post. In the 14th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Janik Vogt to maneuver through the defense. If Joel Lundström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leroy Llorente hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frank Sachs might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damian Tipinski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frank Sachs ran back to his position shaking his head. Damian Tipinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Joel Lundström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gitarriu's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Lundström 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. In the 24th minute, Joel Lundström 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 2-0. In the 28th match minute, Gitarriu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernebe Sabugal to maneuver through the defense. When Germany's Frank Sachs in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gitarriu's goalie prevented a goal. 31 minutes into the match, Joel Lundström notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 33rd minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Tipinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Joel Lundström 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. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Joel Lundström sent off a good shot on target. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Tipinski having to interfere. After 46 played minutes Gitarriu got a freekick which was hit by Leroy Llorente. Leroy Llorente charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leroy Llorente the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 47 played minutes Gitarriu got a freekick which was hit by Leroy Llorente. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Lundström was the one to do the kick off. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Lundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Zelipe Lastras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute Joel Lundström 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. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zelipe Lastras, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Damian Tipinski made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Frank Sachs sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Frank Sachs could shoot a difficult shot in the 71st minute, which Damian Tipinski however easily saved by the left post. Joel Lundström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tommy Kahn having to make a save. 86 minutes into the match, Joel Lundström had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Lundström was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Damian Tipinski in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Frank Sachs might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damian Tipinski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frank Sachs ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Gitarriu's Damian Tipinski got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gitarriu's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.