Challenge

Marcio Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sancar Yağınalp got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd 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. Sancar Yağınalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 7 minutes into the match, Real Salsa F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Albin Holweck came free, but Greger Fribäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Real Salsa F.C.'s Sancar Yağınalp got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 20 minutes, Ximenes Oñatibia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Salsa F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Ximenes Oñatibia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Natalio Txeru came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Real Salsa F.C. 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 Natalio Txeru couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute, Davut Akadlı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sancar Yağınalp in the 26th minute of play. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Natalio Txeru tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot. Germany's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Sachs was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Greger Fribäck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Germany's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Natalio Txeru scored to the left of an out of position Tommy Kahn, making the score, 1-0. In the 36th minute, Erhan Kerimhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, Sancar Yağınalp fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Tommy Kahn, passed just outside the right post. In the 40th minute Sancar Yağınalp 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. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sancar Yağınalp in the 41st minute of play. Natalio Txeru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After having played for 53 minutes, Ximenes Oñatibia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Salsa F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Ximenes Oñatibia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Natalio Txeru in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tommy Kahn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 58 minutes into the match, Real Salsa F.C.'s Natalio Txeru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 59 minutes of play, Real Salsa F.C.'s Natalio Txeru made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tommy Kahn was left in no man's land by his defense there! Real Salsa F.C. made a substitution. Kubu Cansever replaced Sancar Yağınalp. When Chris Mergenthaler fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Chris Mergenthaler a yellow card for diving instead. After 64 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Chris Mergenthaler. Real Salsa F.C.'s Kubu Cansever got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Chris Mergenthaler kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. When Ferenc Kocsis came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Real Salsa F.C. 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 Ferenc Kocsis couldn't finish the play. Real Salsa F.C.'s Greger Fribäck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Real Salsa F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 81st minute, Ferenc Kocsis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Salsa F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 86th minute, Ferenc Kocsis 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 5-0. Ferenc Kocsis took the ball and in the 93 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 7-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Real Salsa F.C. fully deserved thier win.