Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Sachs started the match with the kick off. After 7 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Albin Holweck. El Retorno de Palermo were furious when Siro Serapio was red carded, 12 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of El Retorno de Palermo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Germany:s goal. 18 minutes into the game, Malte Schiele was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Germany's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Retorno de Palermo the free kick. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Malte Schiele hit a great ball. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Germany's Albin Holweck got a free kick in the 21st minute. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Fernanco in the 24th 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 Aldo Fernanco in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute Aldo Fernanco 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. When Frank Sachs fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Frank Sachs a yellow card for diving instead. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zygmunt Malik, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 34th minute, Adrian Dreifuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zygmunt Malik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. El Retorno de Palermo's Aytek Samin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 37th minute of play. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavio Chuan in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, El Retorno de Palermo's goalkeeper Aytek Samin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Sachs. Octavio Chuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zygmunt Malik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Aldo Fernanco made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Frank Sachs ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aytek Samin was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 57th minute, Frank Sachs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zygmunt Malik showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 59 minute of play. In the 66th match minute, El Retorno de Palermo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gáspár Nyilasi to maneuver through the defense. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Videl, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. El Retorno de Palermo were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Germany's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Belaid Ziani took the corner. El Retorno de Palermo's Belaid Ziani 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. Gáspár Nyilasi kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match.