Challenge

Eng. Aires Baptista
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Sachs kicked off to start the match. SANFINS VLP's Claudio Caniggia was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 10th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhuang Fan Zhen in the 18th minute of play. Eduardo Viana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Adrian Dreifuss fell near the penalty area in the 21st 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. After 21 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Dreifuss. 22 minutes into the game, Zhuang Fan Zhen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Germany's Albin Holweck got a free kick in the 29th minute. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 31st 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. When Claudio Caniggia came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the SANFINS VLP 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 Claudio Caniggia couldn't finish the play. Frank Sachs blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Prada having to make a save. David Prada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 41st minute of play. Claudio Caniggias short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Tommy Kahn to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Claudio Caniggia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudio Caniggia to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, SANFINS VLP's goalkeeper David Prada had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Sachs. Frank Sachs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but David Prada made a huge save. In the 57th minute, Albin Holweck 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 wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhuang Fan Zhen in the 59th minute of play. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Caniggia in the 60th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Viana came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, SANFINS VLP's Claudio Caniggia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tommy Kahn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Viana, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhuang Fan Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frank Sachs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. David Prada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Germany's Janik Vogt got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Basílio Silveira came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SANFINS VLP walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.