Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Sachs got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Tommy Hilpert 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy Hilpert in the 6th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 8 minutes of play, Rauschken SSA's Tommy Hilpert made it 0-1 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! 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rauschken SSA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Frank Sachs was slow to take the kick. During this time Germany's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Rauschken SSA's goalie and right to Adrian Dreifuss. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Rauschken SSA's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tommy Hilpert, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 21st minute, Malte Schiele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After taking down the ball on Rauschken SSA's corner Wieslaw Gruchacz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tommy Kahn quite easily take care of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Wieslaw Gruchacz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Wieslaw Gruchacz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 31 played minutes Rauschken SSA got a freekick which was hit by Ulryk Wejta. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tommy Hilpert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Germany's Radoslaw Piszczor threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Albin Holweck, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy Hilpert in the 43rd minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Rauschken SSA's goalkeeper Radoslaw Piszczor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Sachs. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Tommy Hilpert made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Tommy Hilpert made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tommy Hilpert, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 58th minute, Germany's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tommy Hilpert fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 60 played minutes Rauschken SSA got a freekick which was hit by Aureliusz Patrylo. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Sven Krakouer hit a great ball. Tommy Hilpert struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Tommy Kahn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rauschken SSA. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 67th minute of play forced Rauschken SSA's goalkeeper Radoslaw Piszczor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radoslaw Witkowski hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albin Holweck in the 72nd minute of play forced Rauschken SSA's goalkeeper Radoslaw Piszczor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 74 minutes, Aureliusz Patrylo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rauschken SSA and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 74 played minutes Rauschken SSA got a freekick which was hit by Aureliusz Patrylo. Radoslaw Piszczor came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Germany's Frank Sachs. But to his dismay, Frank Sachs quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Rauschken SSA made a substitution. Olaf Zawacki replaced Aureliusz Cieliczka. Germany's Linus Schwerner quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Radoslaw Witkowski, made in the 86th minute of the game. In the 88th minute Tommy Hilpert 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. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tommy Hilpert in the 91st minute of play. Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tommy Hilpert showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 93 minute of play. Rauschken SSA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.