Challenge

Alvara Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. Nelson Palmeira kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. When Nelson Palmeira came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Alvara 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 Nelson Palmeira couldn't finish the play. Mateus Félix was extremely unlucky when he, in the 10th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Mateus Félix fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateus Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frank Sachs in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anaia Jurado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 20 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Palmeira came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Sachs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Anaia Jurado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nesho Karadakov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Tommy Kahn skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelson Palmeira in the 32nd minute of the match. Albin Holweck hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Nesho Karadakov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Nesho Karadakov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Frank Sachs fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Germany's protests and gave Frank Sachs a yellow card for diving instead. In the 37th minute, Frank Sachs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Nesho Karadakov 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 Nesho Karadakov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When Mateus Félix came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Alvara 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 Mateus Félix couldn't finish the play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nesho Karadakov to make the kick off. Frank Sachs who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Anaia Jurado when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 59th minute, one of Alvara:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Alvara. Alvara:s Anaia Jurado showed great skill when he stopped Frank Sachs:s penalty. Albin Holweck took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anaia Jurado. Anaia Jurado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The supporters of Germany booed when Alvara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nesho Karadakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nesho Karadakov in the 69th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anaia Jurado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 73rd minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Nesho Karadakov came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Janik Vogt charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Janik Vogt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alvara made a substitution. Pedrão Gomes replaced Nesho Karadakov. Janik Vogt kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. When Alvara's Pedrão Gomes in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Germany's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Alvara's Anaia Jurado got control of the ball when Frank Sachs tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alvara's Anaia Jurado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Alvara from getting a goal against them. In the 94th minute, Alvara's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Frank Sachs fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The throw-in from Linus Schwerner in the 96th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Alvara's Celso Joseph. After 97 minutes, Ulrich Stein mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Germany and the Alvara players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 97 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Ulrich Stein. Chants of Germany echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Alvara had held the ball for most of the match.