Challenge

Nuka Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Germany's Frank Sachs started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Chris Mergenthaler got a throw-in 4 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Frank Sachs. In the 5th minute Albin Holweck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oskar Bruhn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Germany's Janik Vogt got a free kick in the 7th minute. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Oskar Bruhn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 11th minute of the match. If Olof Ahlrot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oskar Bruhn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albin Holweck, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Frank Sachs had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oskar Bruhn. Nuka Crazies's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frank Sachs was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 25 minutes into the game, Janik Vogt threw the ball into play from the sideline. Nuka Crazies's Stig Rydelius quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Nuka Crazies's Oskar Bruhn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 27th minute of play. Oskar Bruhn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Frank Sachs went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Oskar Bruhn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 39th minute of the match. Ulrich Stein made in the 42nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Nuka Crazies's Tor Wassenius. Willy Stieler charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Willy Stieler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Willy Stieler hit a great ball. The throw-in from Linus Schwerner in the 47th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Nuka Crazies's Joachim Gregersson. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Henry Blom made a kick off. An unexpected shot in the 54th minute by Frank Sachs got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a little luck, Nuka Crazies's Oskar Bruhn got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. Albin Holweck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute, Germany's Albin Holweck dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Nuka Crazies's Leif Fagerberg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Chris Mergenthaler in the 61 minute of the game. 66 minutes in the game Chris Mergenthaler did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Frank Sachs. In the 67th match minute, Nuka Crazies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Waller to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Germany's Oskar Bruhn threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Albin Holweck, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 71 minutes into the game, Benjamin Waller threw the ball into play from the sideline. Germany's Willy Stieler quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 71 played minutes Nuka Crazies got a freekick which was hit by Joachim Gregersson. 74 minutes into the match, Nuka Crazies's goalkeeper Oskar Bruhn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Sachs. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Frank Sachs's late challenge caught a Nuka Crazies's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Sachs helped the player get up and apologised. After 84 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Frank Sachs. The throw-in from Linus Schwerner in the 89th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Nuka Crazies's Joachim Gregersson. In the 95th minute of the game Chris Mergenthaler made a throw-in which Frank Sachs played forward. The Germany players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.