Challenge

Sunset Park
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gerardo Beard started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Brooklyn SC's Gerardo Beard 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, 2-0. After 13 minutes, Gerardo Beard made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Germany's Tommy Kahn tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Germany's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jonas Cole was slow to take the kick. During this time Brooklyn SC's players had a chance to rest. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Jospeh McNally, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Frank Sachs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Jospeh McNally tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elliot Whitley in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute of the match Brooklyn SC got a corner. Germany's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jonas Cole ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Brooklyn SC's George Potra got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Chris Mergenthaler made in the 37th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Brooklyn SC's Elliot Whitley. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerardo Beard got free with Tommy Kahn in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 41 minutes Germany's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jonas Cole who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Brooklyn SC's Jonas Cole to fire away a dangerous shot which Tommy Kahn despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With an all-out effort, Brooklyn SC's Tommy Kahn threw himself towards the right post 43 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Trenton Long, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trenton Long in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The wind increased when Frank Sachs made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Jonas Cole 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 Jonas Cole was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Trenton Long's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. In the 57thth minute of the game Trenton Long who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Germany's Tommy Kahn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 60 minutes into the game, Brooklyn SC's Trenton Long 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, 6-0. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Beard, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Gerardo Beard scored 8-0 in the 74th 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. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Gerardo Beard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Gerardo Beard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gerardo Beard blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tommy Kahn having to make a save. In the 83rd minute, Jonas Cole 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 9-0. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trenton Long in the 86th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Trenton Long in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tommy Kahn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Brooklyn SC fully deserved thier win.