Challenge

Gen. Dalla Chiesa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Achille Molinaro took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albin Holweck to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Luca Toni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Ascani in the 15th minute of play. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Luca Toni sent off a good shot on target. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luca Toni's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Achille Molinaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Achille Molinaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot. Germany's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Sachs was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eraldo Cannone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eraldo Cannone 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 24th minute. Eraldo Cannone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 25th minute of play. Albin Holweck blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eraldo Cannone having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Luponero FC's Achille Molinaro got a free kick in the 28th minute. When Albin Holweck was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 31 minutes had been played. The supporters of Luponero FC booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albin Holweck didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match clock showed 45 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Achille Molinaro sped through Germany's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frank Sachs was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Frank Sachs cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Eraldo Cannone was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Achille Molinaro scored 3-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tommy Kahn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Luponero FC booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Sachs didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Roman Kon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. The Germany fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tommy Kahn should have stopped the shot. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Achille Molinaro in the 72nd minute of play. Frank Sachs kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Achille Molinaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Andrea Ascani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Luponero FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrea Ascani 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. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 90th minute, Achille Molinaro 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 6-1. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Achille Molinaro's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Luponero FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Germany for a fine match.