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Match Report
Morumbi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
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. With his leg Tommy Kahn managed to avoid a goal in the 7thth minute, when S.C.PAULISTA's Afonso Alagoano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Germany's Malte Schiele got a free kick in the 8th minute. Germany's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Afonso Alagoano scored to the left of an out of position Tommy Kahn, making the score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso Alagoano got free with Tommy Kahn in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Germany's Tommy Kahn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Germany from getting a goal against them. 22 minutes into the match, S.C.PAULISTA's Afonso Alagoano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Vivaldo Campidelis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, Olly May made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Gerrit Cronen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match Germany got a corner. S.C.PAULISTA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Frank Sachs ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Douglas Meriti came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the S.C.PAULISTA 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 Douglas Meriti couldn't finish the play. When Afonso Alagoano came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the S.C.PAULISTA 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 Afonso Alagoano couldn't finish the play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Douglas Meriti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The S.C.PAULISTA fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when S.C.PAULISTA's Afonso Alagoano 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 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 58 minutes of play, S.C.PAULISTA's Douglas Meriti made it 4-2 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! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Afonso Alagoano in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. Afonso Alagoano scored 5-2 in the 64th 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. With a little luck, S.C.PAULISTA's Gerrit Cronen got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. Germany were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after S.C.PAULISTA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frank Sachs took the corner. Albin Holweck hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Chris Mergenthaler made in the 70th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Frank Sachs however managed to control. 74 minutes into the match, Douglas Meriti notched a goal, 6-2, to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Alagoano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonso Alagoano in the 89th minute of the match. Germany were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after S.C.PAULISTA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frank Sachs took the corner. After taking down the ball on Germany's corner Frank Sachs fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gerrit Cronen quite easily take care of the ball. Frank Sachs took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gerrit Cronen. Gerrit Cronen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-3. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. S.C.PAULISTA fully deserved thier win.
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