Challenge

Isparta Atatürk
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) ISPARTASPOR U21's Aybar Gürçınar quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Chris Mergenthaler, made in the 2nd minute of the game. After 4 minutes, Albin Holweck mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Germany and the ISPARTASPOR U21 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Albin Holweck hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. ISPARTASPOR U21's Aybar Gürçınar managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Malte Schiele in the 5 minute of the game. When Edin Džeko came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the ISPARTASPOR U21 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 Edin Džeko couldn't finish the play. In the 14th minute, Aşık Sati left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ISPARTASPOR U21 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Germany booed when ISPARTASPOR U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Manex didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albin Holweck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edin Džeko, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frank Sachs was the one to do the kick off. In the 63rd minute, Edin Džeko got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edin Džeko in the 64th minute of play. Frank Sachs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Serhan Şemsifer made a huge save. Aşık Sati blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tommy Kahn having to make a save. 67 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Aşık Sati came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Aybar Gürçınar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edin Džeko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aşık Sati in the 75th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ISPARTASPOR U21's Serhan Şemsifer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th 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. Tekin Akgül sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 87 minutes into the match, ISPARTASPOR U21's Aşık Sati sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 93 minutes into the match, ISPARTASPOR U21's Aşık Sati sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edin Džeko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ISPARTASPOR U21 had played much better football throughout.