Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pedrão Pereira started the match with the kick off. In the 10th minute Andrea Napoleone 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. Albin Holweck kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Andrea Napoleone left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Landulfos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Flávio de Azevedo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Sachs's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. With an all-out effort, Germany's Flávio de Azevedo threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Albin Holweck, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedrão Pereira went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The corner ended in Régis Vidal almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Germany's Tommy Kahn did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Flávio de Azevedo in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Andrea Napoleone charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrea Napoleone the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Frank Sachs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Flávio de Azevedo made a huge save. Tiaguinho Alagoano charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tiaguinho Alagoano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Andrea Napoleone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Pedrão Pereira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Sachs to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrão Pereira in the 51st minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Andrea Napoleone stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Andrea Napoleone tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 54 minutes into the match, Andrea Napoleone 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 Andrea Napoleone was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Andrea Napoleone's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth 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 Pedrão Pereira in the 60th minute of the match. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Andrea Napoleone tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Landulfos FC's Pedrão Pereira got a free kick in the 70th minute. The supporters of Germany booed when Landulfos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedrão Pereira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrão Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 75 minutes into the game, Andrea Napoleone recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tommy Kahn. Andrea Napoleone showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flávio de Azevedo having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Pedrão Pereira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 95th 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. The Landulfos FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.