Challenge

Estádio Renascer
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edmundo Carvalho took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Carvalho got free with Tommy Kahn in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edmundo Carvalhos short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Tommy Kahn to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Donato Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Sachs, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After 18 played minutes Renascer got a freekick which was hit by Edgard Linhares. Frank Sachs took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Donato Souza. Renascer's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Horácio Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Edmundo Carvalho fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Carvalho in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Renascer's goalkeeper Donato Souza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Carvalho got free with Tommy Kahn in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute, Renascer's Edmundo Carvalho 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. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 41st minute of play forced Renascer's goalkeeper Donato Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Germany's Frank Sachs got a free kick in the 46th minute. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Sachs to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Renascer's zone, Frank Sachs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donato Souza 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Donato Souza in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute Gong Yi Feng 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. After a rather tough play, Renascer's Horácio Maciel got a free kick in the 59th minute. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gong Yi Feng's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Carvalho in the 64th minute of the match. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Souza having to interfere. After 73 played minutes Renascer got a freekick which was hit by Vinícius de Andrade. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Maciel in the 74th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donato Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Sachs in the 76th minute. Donato Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Sachs in the 77th minute. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rômulo Abraão in the 79th minute of the match. A collision led to Renascer getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Edgard Linhares hit a great ball. Adrian Dreifuss hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After 94 played minutes, Renascer's Rômulo Abraão shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tommy Kahn came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Renascer reached it. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Carvalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. Germany's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.