Challenge

Aníbal Lopez
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Sachs got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Litoral EC - CIMZ's Eugênio Figueiredo got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After 5 played minutes Litoral EC - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Virgílio Borges. In the 8th minute, Frank Sachs left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Germany fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 13 minutes Germany's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Olívio da Cunha who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Olívio da Cunha got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tommy Kahn quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 18 minutes, Frank Sachs made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Litoral EC - CIMZ's Oscar Simões tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 21 minutes into the match, Litoral EC - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Albin Holweck came free, but Oscar Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgílio Borges kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Germany's Albin Holweck got a free kick in the 28th minute. Sidney da Silva was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 29th minute. Litoral EC - CIMZ's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st 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. Oscar Simões breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Oscar Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albin Holweck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the game, Luciano de Amaral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Litoral EC - CIMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Germany the free kick. After 44 played minutes Litoral EC - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Luciano de Amaral. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luciano de Amaral to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Litoral EC - CIMZ's Luciano de Amaral got a free kick in the 51st minute. 54 minutes into the match, Luciano de Amaral notched a goal, 1-2, 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 58th minute, Frank Sachs made a precise shot to the right of Oscar Simões. Litoral EC - CIMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Eugênio Figueiredo hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Albin Holweck hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano de Amaral came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Germany's Chris Mergenthaler got a free kick in the 64th minute. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Oscar Simões 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 Germany booed when Litoral EC - CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernani Ramos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Germany's Albin Holweck got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Frank Sachs who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 78thth minute tested the skills of Oscar Simões when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 79th minute, Albin Holweck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sidney da Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Frank Sachs's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Simões was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Germany's Adrian Dreifuss shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 91st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Oscar Simões but with some difficulty. Oscar Simões made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Sachs in the 94th minute.