Challenge

ARENA NATAN
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. Lucrețiu Cazacu started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in SALI's zone, Frank Sachs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tanek Narbut came out of the goal and Frank Sachs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucrețiu Cazacu's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. 7 minutes into the game, SALI's Barnaba Nalaskowski 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, 1-0. Damian Jaraczewski kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Cheng Chao Yin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Germany's Frank Sachs got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When SALI's Lucrețiu Cazacu in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Germany's goalie prevented a goal. If Damazy Dziewedik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Lucrețiu Cazacu sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 33 minutes, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Germany's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Sachs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Damazy Dziewedik sent off a good shot on target. In the 37th minute, Albin Holweck ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tanek Narbut was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Sachs to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Damazy Dziewedik left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SALI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 57 minutes into the match, SALI's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Tanek Narbut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Sachs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Tanek Narbut made a huge save. 62 minutes into the match, Lucrețiu Cazacu notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damazy Dziewedik in the 65th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damazy Dziewedik took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. 70 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Cazacu came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Germany's Sven Krakouer got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Cheng Chao Yin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. SALI's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cheng Chao Yin in the 76th minute. SALI's Cheng Chao Yin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tommy Kahn in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Germany's Janik Vogt got a free kick in the 79th minute. Tanek Narbut made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Sachs in the 81st minute. The audience was convinced that Lucrețiu Cazacu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 83rd minute, Lucrețiu Cazacu 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 5-1. Lucrețiu Cazacu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sven Krakouer kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Cheng Chao Yin struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Tommy Kahn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SALI. Janik Vogt kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. When Lucrețiu Cazacu came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the SALI 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 Lucrețiu Cazacu couldn't finish the play. In the 95th minute, Damazy Dziewedik 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. Germany's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.