Challenge

San Siro
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. Ludomir Lizewski started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Germany's Janik Vogt got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The supporters of Germany booed when Kurzawka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludomir Dres didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Germany's Frank Sachs sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Robert Szel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Kurzawka defense, Albin Holweck kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robert Szel. The Kurzawka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robert Szel should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Germany's Albin Holweck got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 19th minute of the game Malte Schiele made a throw-in which Frank Sachs played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albin Holweck in the 21st minute of play forced Kurzawka's goalkeeper Robert Szel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kurzawka's Robert Szel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 22nd minute of play. Robert Szel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Frank Sachs went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Kurzawka were furious when Aureliusz Tomporowski was red carded, 31 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kurzawka! An unexpectedly hard shot by Albin Holweck in the 37th minute of play forced Kurzawka's goalkeeper Robert Szel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 38th minute of play forced Kurzawka's goalkeeper Robert Szel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Kurzawka's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Robert Szel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Germany were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Sachs to make the kick off. Robert Szel was out of position in the 51 minute of play, and Frank Sachs capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Frank Sachs really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Robert Szel made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Frank Sachs sent off a good shot on target. Germany's Albin Holweck got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Kurzawka booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Willy Stieler didn't get a good kick on the ball. Napoleon Dec kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After 75th play minutes Frank Sachs shot 0-8, a short shot which went by Robert Szel and just under the crossbar into goal. After having played for 78 minutes, Albin Holweck managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Germany's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albin Holweck was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Kurzawka's Robert Szel got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Frank Sachs could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which Robert Szel however easily saved by the left post. 88 minutes into the match, Kurzawka's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Robert Szel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robert Szel having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Robert Szel in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Albin Holweck received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Robert Szel came out and tried to block the shot, but Albin Holweck slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 93rd minute. Germany's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.