Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Sachs started the match with the kick off. Janik Vogt's late challenge caught a Escuadrón Mercenario's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Janik Vogt helped the player get up and apologised. In the 2nd match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Janik Vogt to maneuver through the defense. In the 3rd minute of the match Gartxot Abeita shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tommy Kahn showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nando Toscano having to interfere. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Ramiro Messias 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. Frank Sachs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Nando Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nando Toscano having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Germany's Janik Vogt got a free kick in the 19th minute. If Enrique Abeijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sasoin Abascal kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. When Albin Holweck came up free with the goalie in the 28th 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. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Sven Krakouer hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute, Enrique Abeijon 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 0-3. In the 41st minute of the game Sasoin Abascal made a throw-in which Zé Pedro Medeiros played forward. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Estevon Abancens, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Adrian Dreifuss kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Frank Sachs took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Nando Toscano to make any attempt to save it. The Germany players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Escuadrón Mercenario were winning 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Estevon Abancens to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Nando Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Nando Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Escuadrón Mercenario's Estevon Abancens in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Germany's goalie prevented a goal. In the 64th minute, Escuadrón Mercenario's Estevon Abancens dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. After 66 minutes, Gaspar Abastas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Escuadrón Mercenario and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gaspar Abastas hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Nando Toscano came out of the goal in the 67th 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 2-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 71st minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Nando Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 73rd minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Nando Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Estevon Abancens who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Tommy Kahn when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Escuadrón Mercenario's Peli Abalos was substituted for Enrique Abeijon. Estevon Abancens scored 2-5 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tommy Kahn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute, Frank Sachs ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nando Toscano was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frank Sachs in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nando Toscano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Estevon Abancens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save.