Challenge

Arena LUCCA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Frank Sachs made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adelino Domingues in the 3rd minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adelino Domingues went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12thth minute of the game Frank Sachs who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lucca F.C's Tarcisio Mattos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adelino Domingues showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 16 minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rudy Letsch. Tarcisio Mattos 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 21st minute. 22 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 Lucca F.C the free kick. Adelino Domingues recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tarcisio Mattos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 25th minute of the match. Faustão Cosme hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Frank Sachs was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 30th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank Sachs in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tarcisio Mattos saved Lucca F.C from getting behind. When Faustão Cosme was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 33 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Lucca F.C's Faustão Cosme got a free kick in the 34th minute. Lucca F.C's Tarcisio Mattos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 37th minute of play. Tarcisio Mattos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 38th minute of play. After 39 minutes, Rudy Letsch mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lucca F.C and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lucca F.C getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Rudy Letsch hit a great ball. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 40th 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. After a rather tough play, Germany's Adrian Dreifuss got a free kick in the 41st minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alessandro Cardoso to make the kick off. Rudy Letsch might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rudy Letsch ran back to his position shaking his head. After 57 played minutes Lucca F.C got a freekick which was hit by Adelino Domingues. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Tarcisio Mattos in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th minute, Frank Sachs reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tarcisio Mattos. The goal made the score 2-1. Albin Holweck struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Tarcisio Mattos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. Adrian Dreifuss's late challenge caught a Lucca F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Dreifuss helped the player get up and apologised. Adrian Dreifuss kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Zula Kaider charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zula Kaider the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th match minute, Lucca F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zula Kaider to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. After 78 played minutes Lucca F.C got a freekick which was hit by Lauro Gaúcho. The supporters of Germany booed when Lucca F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Domingues didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alessandro Cardoso took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 84th minute Alessandro Cardoso 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. 86 minutes into the match, Frank Sachs had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tarcisio Mattos. Lucca F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frank Sachs was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. The supporters of Germany booed when Lucca F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Domingues didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Albin Holweck managed to get in a good position for a shot. Germany's supporters rose to their feet, but Albin Holweck was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tarcisio Mattos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 91st minute, Rudy Letsch 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. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lucca F.C had won after a very even match.