Challenge

Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Sachs kicked off to start the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 2nd minute of the game. One of Germany:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Maravilla:s goal. When the match had been going on for 3 minutes, Maravilla's Cruz Credo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Tommy Kahn. In the 5th minute, Godofredo Marin 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. In the 6th minute, Nemanja Vidić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Godofredo Marin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. The Germany fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tommy Kahn should have stopped the shot. Maravilla's Nemanja Vidić quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Willy Stieler, made in the 14th minute of the game. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cruz Credo went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 18 minutes into the match, Cruz Credo 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 Cruz Credo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 22 minutes into the game, Nemanja Vidić was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maravilla's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Germany the free kick. In the 22nd match minute, Maravilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nemanja Vidić to maneuver through the defense. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cruz Credo in the 25th minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Maravilla's Cruz Credo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tommy Kahn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 42nd minute, Frank Sachs made a precise shot to the right of Jeronimo Gines. Maravilla's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Jeronimo Gines 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 45th minute. The supporters of Maravilla booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Willy Stieler didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-1 at half-time.

In the 51st minute, Willy Stieler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the match, Cruz Credo 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 Cruz Credo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. Roberto Mouzo charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roberto Mouzo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Roberto Mouzo hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 61st match minute, Maravilla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Mouzo to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Cruz Credo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tommy Kahn was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. After a rather tough play, Maravilla's Dejan Waidler got a free kick in the 72nd minute. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 8-1 when Cruz Credo sped through Germany's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. When Esteve Ariando came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Maravilla 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 Esteve Ariando couldn't finish the play. Maravilla's Victoriano Estevez was substituted for Cruz Credo. In the 89th minute, Victoriano Estevez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maravilla fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th 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. Jeronimo Gines breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Maravilla walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.