Challenge

Stade de Krafft
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joël Rétière started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc Kertzfeld's goalkeeper Helmut Lossimäe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 9 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Albin Holweck. With an all-out effort, Fc Kertzfeld's Tommy Kahn threw himself towards the right post 10 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Florent Sorlin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With his leg Tommy Kahn managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Fc Kertzfeld's Joël Rétière fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Joël Rétière put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Tommy Kahn. If Joël Rétière had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joël Rétière received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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. Helmut Lossimäe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 19 minutes, Chris Mergenthaler mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Germany and the Fc Kertzfeld players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Germany's Chris Mergenthaler got a free kick in the 19th minute. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 21st 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. If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florent Sorlin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Helmut Lossimäe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 30th minute of the match. Teo Esiquio struck a weak shot in the 31st 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 Fc Kertzfeld. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joël Rétière got free with Tommy Kahn in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Teo Esiquio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fc Kertzfeld's supporters rose to their feet, but Teo Esiquio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Kahn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joël Rétière in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frank Sachs to strike the kick off in the second half. Pastor Cambranes hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joël Rétière in the 52nd minute of play. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florent Sorlin in the 59th minute of play. Fc Kertzfeld were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Germany's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joël Rétière took the corner. In the 65th minute Joël Rétière 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. In the 67th minute Joël Rétière 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. Helmut Lossimäe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albin Holweck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. Gaston Toupin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Joël Rétière's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Helmut Lossimäe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frank Sachs in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Helmut Lossimäe, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 82nd minute, Frank Sachs 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. Teo Esiquio scored 2-1 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tommy Kahn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Germany booed when Fc Kertzfeld was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teo Esiquio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joël Rétière, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joël Rétière in the 95th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Germany players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Fc Kertzfeld.