Challenge

Colosseum of Pain
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. Frank Sachs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Germany's Frank Sachs got a free kick in the 6th minute. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Federico Di Iorio's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 14th 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 some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot. Germany's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Sachs was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Davide Conte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22nd match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavio Fantini to maneuver through the defense. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Enrico De Grandis sent off a good shot on target. 26 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albin Holweck came free, but Davide Conte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute of the match Ciro Cino shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tommy Kahn showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Enrico De Grandis took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Tommy Kahn to make any attempt to save it. Alex Marzulli made in the 36th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Germany's Janik Vogt. 37 minutes into the game, Alex Marzulli threw the ball into play from the sideline. Germany's Adrian Dreifuss quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Alba FC's Davide Conte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Germany's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Federico Di Iorio fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davide Conte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Alba FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Alex Marzulli hit a great ball. In the 60th minute, Enrico De Grandis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alba FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Albin Holweck hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Germany's Albin Holweck got a free kick in the 68th minute. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Enrico De Grandis put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Tommy Kahn. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Davide Conte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. The supporters of Alba FC booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulrich Stein didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Davide Conte having to interfere. Adrian Dreifuss charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrian Dreifuss the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 83rd minute of the match Ciro Cino sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tommy Kahn skillfully saved the ball. In the 91st match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute of the match Ciro Cino shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tommy Kahn showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Federico Di Iorio struck a weak shot in the 94th 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 Alba FC. Germany's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.