Challenge

Estádio da Paz
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Sachs started the match with the kick off. Diogo Pimenta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. Luan Oliveira kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Davi Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th match minute, Excelência de Luxe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luan Oliveira to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Sachs to maneuver through the defense. In the 13th minute, Diogo Pimenta 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. After 14 played minutes Excelência de Luxe got a freekick which was hit by Antônio Souza. After 15 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Malte Schiele. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diogo Pimenta in the 16th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albin Holweck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Luís Gustavo Custódio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Janik Vogt's late challenge caught a Excelência de Luxe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Janik Vogt helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Excelência de Luxe booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Janik Vogt didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Bernardo Fonseca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Bernardo Fonseca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Diogo Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adrian Dreifuss charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrian Dreifuss the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 32nd minute, Adrian Dreifuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 34 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diogo Pimenta. Germany's Adrian Dreifuss quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luan Oliveira, made in the 38th minute of the game. Diogo Pimenta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Albin Holweck hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Diogo Pimenta made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. After 53 played minutes, Excelência de Luxe's Bernardo Fonseca shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tommy Kahn came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Excelência de Luxe reached it. Albin Holweck was shown his second yellow card after 57 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Germany's Albin Holweck got a free kick in the 58th minute. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Gustavo Custódio having to interfere. With his leg Luís Gustavo Custódio managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when Germany's Frank Sachs fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. During the 68th 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 69 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Dreifuss. 1-0 came in the 70th minute when Luan Oliveira all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. A collision led to Excelência de Luxe getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Diogo Pimenta hit a great ball. Linus Schwerner came free in the 75th minute and tried to tip the ball over Luís Gustavo Custódio, but to the joy of Excelência de Luxe's supporters the ball went over. Davi Rodrigues charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Davi Rodrigues the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Frank Sachs fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Frank Sachs a yellow card for diving instead. After 79 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Frank Sachs. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luan Oliveira during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luan Oliveira kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The supporters of Germany booed when Excelência de Luxe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luan Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 91 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Ulrich Stein. After 92 played minutes Excelência de Luxe got a freekick which was hit by Luan Oliveira. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Excelência de Luxe fans cheered their team off the field, for while Germany had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.