Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jesper Grubb made the kick off which started today's match. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Jesper Grubb put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Tommy Kahn. In the 14th match minute, Bora Bora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robin Mager to maneuver through the defense. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesper Grubb, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute, Robin Mager hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Germany's Riccardo Hofer threw himself towards the right post 18 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Albin Holweck, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Germany's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Frank Sachs in the 26th minute. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Mager, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jesper Grubb went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 35 played minutes Bora Bora got a freekick which was hit by Robin Mager. Jesper Grubb might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jesper Grubb ran back to his position shaking his head. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesper Grubb in the 38th minute of play. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesper Grubb in the 44th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Robin Mager showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 54 minute of play. When Olof Falkrantz fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bora Bora's protests and gave Olof Falkrantz a yellow card for diving instead. Bora Bora:s Riccardo Hofer showed great skill when he stopped Frank Sachs:s penalty. Bora Bora's Jesper Grubb got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Billy Arvidsson made in the 73rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jesper Grubb. In the 76th minute Xavier Angel Phillips 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. Xavier Angel Phillips recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bora Bora's Reine Åkesson was substituted for Jesper Grubb. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 83rd minute of play forced Bora Bora's goalkeeper Riccardo Hofer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Chris Mergenthaler in the 89th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Bora Bora's Adrian Kuse. Malte Schiele kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reine Åkesson in the 97th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Bora Bora eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.