Challenge

Juventus Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Willy Stieler hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Menendo in the 5th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Juventus F.C.'s Cristian Menendo 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. The supporters of Juventus F.C. booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albin Holweck didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, Cristian Menendo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juventus F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Eugenio Lorenzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 27th minute of play forced Juventus F.C.'s goalkeeper Eugenio Lorenzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Menendo in the 32nd minute of play. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Menendo in the 33rd minute of play. Juventus F.C.'s Cristian Menendo got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 41 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Menendo came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, Cristian Menendo lined in a short shot 4-0 behind a frustrated Tommy Kahn. After 45 minutes of play, Germany's Frank Sachs made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eugenio Lorenzi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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 4-1.

The wind increased when Frank Sachs made the kick off in the second half. After 50 minutes, Amos Di Mascio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juventus F.C. and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 50th match minute, Juventus F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amos Di Mascio to maneuver through the defense. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 53rd minute Cristian Menendo 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. Albin Holweck's late challenge caught a Juventus F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albin Holweck helped the player get up and apologised. Albin Holweck kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Cristian Menendo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juventus F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Menendo in the 69th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 71st minute of the game. One of Germany:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Juventus F.C.:s goal. 75 minutes into the match, Cristian Menendo 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 Cristian Menendo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. Germany's attentive Linus Schwerner managed to snatch the ball when Valer Mavrodin made a throw-in in the 78th minute of the game. In the 80th minute Albin Holweck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Lorenzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Juventus F.C.'s goalie and right to Sven Krakouer. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Juventus F.C.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Juventus F.C. were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Germany's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Anton Scutaru took the corner. 92 minutes into the match, Cristian Menendo 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 Cristian Menendo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-1. When Cristian Menendo came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Juventus F.C. 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 Cristian Menendo couldn't finish the play. 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. Juventus F.C. fully deserved thier win.