Challenge

BAKU-CITY
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Alberto de Souza's late challenge caught a Germany's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alberto de Souza helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, --FIRELAND--'s Alberto de Souza got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 9th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albin Holweck to maneuver through the defense. Alberto de Souza received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tommy Kahn came out and tried to block the shot, but Alberto de Souza slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 13th minute. Lukasz Rasialdo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Holweck in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, --FIRELAND--'s Xaläddin Qährämanov got a free kick in the 20th minute. Xaläddin Qährämanov got a throw-in 25 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Häsrät Azamämmädov. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zeynal Malişov during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Zeynal Malişov kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Adrian Dreifuss recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Adrian Dreifuss's late challenge caught a --FIRELAND--'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Dreifuss helped the player get up and apologised. Germany's Adrian Dreifuss got his second yellow card of the match in the 45th minute. The referee ordered Adrian Dreifuss off the ground. In the 46th minute, Adrian Dreifuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

--FIRELAND-- made a substitution. Älağa Talıblı replaced Abdulhäşim Äläkbärov. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Salvatore Foti was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Häsrät Azamämmädov came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 55th minute of the game was made by Ehsan Äläkbärov with Äkbär Albändayev as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Salvatore Foti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. The Germany fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tommy Kahn should have stopped the shot. In the 62nd minute of the game Ehsan Äläkbärov made a throw-in which Fortunato Trentini played forward. When Albin Holweck came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Germany 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 Albin Holweck couldn't finish the play. 66 minutes into the match, Häsrät Azamämmädov 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 Häsrät Azamämmädov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Häsrät Azamämmädov in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Fortunato Trentini 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 Fortunato Trentini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The supporters of Germany booed when --FIRELAND-- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvatore Foti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fortunato Trentini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Häsrät Azamämmädov in the 95th minute of play.