Challenge

Jasenkovo Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Generoso Obano during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Generoso Obano hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Stanciu in the 11th minute of play. Ivan Stanciu might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ivan Stanciu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 14th 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. Shi Kuan Bo kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. AC Tangra's Evaristo Duarte managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Chris Mergenthaler in the 23 minute of the game. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Stanciu, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Velyo Chavalinov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Stanciu in the 36th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Germany fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 39th minute. Penalty! Tommy Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ivan Stanciu in the 44th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivan Stanciu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Genco Şömel 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. A collision led to AC Tangra getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Velimir Kalaykov hit a great ball. Ivan Stanciu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tommy Kahn having to make a save. After 64 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Chris Mergenthaler. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Ivan Stanciu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Ivan Stanciu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Stanciu in the 68th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivan Stanciu in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. When Ivan Stanciu came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the AC Tangra 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 Ivan Stanciu couldn't finish the play. Velyo Chavalinov 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 77th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Jeferson Abraão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Jeferson Abraão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 81 minutes, Jeferson Abraão made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Germany's Tommy Kahn tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 邱珂庭 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 92nd play minutes Jeferson Abraão shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Tommy Kahn and just under the crossbar into goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. AC Tangra had won after a very even match.