Challenge

Adidas Stadium
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. Kevin Newman started the match with the kick off. Frank Sachs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kevin Newman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Sander Spoel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frank Sachs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Norberto Renteria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute De Ontembare Leeuwen were awarded a corner. Raymond Heersprink went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to De Ontembare Leeuwen getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Kevin Newman hit a great ball. Thijs van der Doelen 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

If Thijs van der Doelen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 60 minutes, Janik Vogt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Germany and the De Ontembare Leeuwen players grew even worse after the yellow card. Janik Vogt kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Jacco Hoving 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 4-0. 68 minutes into the match, Sander Spoel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sander Spoel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Germany were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after De Ontembare Leeuwen's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frank Sachs took the corner. After 73 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Dreifuss. In the 73rd minute, Germany's Adrian Dreifuss fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal. Norberto Renteria was prepared for the shot, but didn't have to make a play as the shot flew over the goal. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Malte Schiele hit a great ball. Kevin Newman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tommy Kahn having to make a save. After 81 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Albin Holweck. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Newman, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Kevin Newman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 92nd minute, Thijs van der Doelen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 94 minutes, Kevin Newman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Ontembare Leeuwen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kevin Newman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Frank Sachs's late challenge caught a De Ontembare Leeuwen'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. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Frank Sachs hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The De Ontembare Leeuwen fans cheered their team off the field, for while Germany had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.