Challenge

Diego A. Milito
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Racing Club【LBF】's Manuel Marchidan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manuel Marchidan went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 14thth minute of the game Manuel Marchidan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Germany's Tommy Kahn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Cláudio Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Racing Club【LBF】's Manuel Marchidan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Manuel Marchidan put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Tommy Kahn. If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Janik Vogt during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Racing Club【LBF】 made a substitution. Tito Gilabert replaced Alfredo Rossi. Janik Vogt kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Germany 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 Frank Sachs couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Racing Club【LBF】's zone, Frank Sachs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Taffarel came out of the goal and Frank Sachs tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 42nd minute, Frank Sachs 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. 45 minutes into the game, Manuel Marchidan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Marchidan in the 48th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Sachs stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Cláudio Taffarel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. After having played for 55 minutes, Tito Gilabert managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Racing Club【LBF】's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tito Gilabert was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manuel Marchidan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Marchidan came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Germany's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emanuel Obafuso was slow to take the kick. During this time Racing Club【LBF】's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Placido Abeijon almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Germany's Tommy Kahn did a great save. 64 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Tito Gilabert came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute Racing Club【LBF】 were awarded a corner. Emanuel Obafuso went to the cornerflag to take it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Placido Abeijon during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Racing Club【LBF】 getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Placido Abeijon hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the game, Emanuel Obafuso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sérgio Ramos hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the game, Tito Gilabert cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 86 minutes into the match, Manuel Marchidan notched a goal, 7-0, 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. In the 90th minute Samuel Frisco suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. Racing Club【LBF】 made a substitution. Luis Angel Bagnato replaced Samuel Frisco. Tito Gilabert struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Tommy Kahn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Racing Club【LBF】. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tito Gilabert in the 94th minute of play. Racing Club【LBF】's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.