Challenge

Javier Milei
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frank Sachs took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Saturnino Abeitia 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 1-0. In the 6th minute, Venancio Ascencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saturnino Abeitia in the 11th minute of the match. The supporters of Liberland booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malte Schiele didn't get a good kick on the ball. Liberland's Enrique Nikola shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 18th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Tommy Kahn but with some difficulty. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Ixaka in the 20th minute of play. Venancio Ascencio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacinto Rosio got free with Tommy Kahn in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Tommy Kahn managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Liberland's Jacinto Rosio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Malte Schiele during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd minute, Malte Schiele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was beautiful to see Liberland's Fausto Vigil in action when he in the 35th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 38th minute, Jacinto Rosio 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 2-0. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Venancio Ascencio sent off a good shot on target. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saturnino Abeitia in the 44th minute of the match. Tommy Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Venancio Ascencio in the 47th minute. In the 47th minute, Adrian Dreifuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Jacinto Rosio made the kick off in the second half. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Ixaka in the 54th minute of play. In the 54th minute Francisco Ixaka 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. Saturnino Abeitia took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. When Chris Mergenthaler fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Chris Mergenthaler a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Chris Mergenthaler hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jacinto Rosio in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tommy Kahn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saturnino Abeitia in the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Jacinto Rosio 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. The audience was convinced that Jacinto Rosio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. After 75 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Malte Schiele. Saturnino Abeitia took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. 79 minutes into the match, Saturnino Abeitia 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 Saturnino Abeitia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Abeitia in the 88th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 89 minutes, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Germany's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Sachs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute Saturnino Abeitia 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. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Saturnino Abeitia 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. When the referee ended the match the Liberland players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.