Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Adriano van Beek started the match with the kick off. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano van Beek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th minute, Naldo Passos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roberto Antoni got a throw-in 6 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Orlando Asteri. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Adriano van Beek 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano van Beek in the 11th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The ✪ XV de Umarizal fans' excitement grew in the 12th match minute when ✪ XV de Umarizal's Adriano van Beek looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Frank Sachs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th 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 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 26 minutes, Adriano van Beek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ✪ XV de Umarizal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adriano van Beek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Domingo Bulnes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Sachs in the 34th minute. Germany were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after ✪ XV de Umarizal's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frank Sachs took the corner. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano van Beek in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Adriano van Beek made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 44th match minute, ✪ XV de Umarizal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naldo Passos to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Sachs stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the game, Linus Schwerner threw the ball into play from the sideline. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Roberto Antoni quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 62 played minutes ✪ XV de Umarizal got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fabiano Amorim. 65 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adriano van Beek. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Adriano van Beek tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st minute there was a penalty for ✪ XV de Umarizal. Valdomiro Ribeiro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tommy Kahn. 0-7. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Allan Winström was substituted for Valdomiro Ribeiro. 76 minutes into the game, Adriano van Beek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano van Beek in the 85th minute of play. Germany's Tommy Kahn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Germany from getting a goal against them. After 88 minutes Germany's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eliézer Paranaense who took care of the corner kick. Linus Schwerner hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Sven Krakouer hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Luiz Fabiano Amorim hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Domingo Bulnes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 96th minute of play. The ✪ XV de Umarizal players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.