Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Ilya Biryulev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Maciej Niewiadomski might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maciej Niewiadomski ran back to his position shaking his head. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maciej Niewiadomski, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Maciej Niewiadomski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 5 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Maciej Niewiadomski came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Vasiliy Gusev managed to get in a good position for a shot. AS TRIGGER's supporters rose to their feet, but Vasiliy Gusev 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. In the 12th minute, Maciej Niewiadomski 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 0-1. In the 14th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willy Stieler to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Willy Stieler hit a great ball. In the 26th minute Maciej Niewiadomski 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. Frank Sachs hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maciej Niewiadomski in the 33rd minute of play. Maciej Niewiadomski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 39 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Dreifuss. Maciej Niewiadomski 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. The audience was convinced that Maciej Niewiadomski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frank Sachs made a kick off. Maciej Niewiadomski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Maciej Niewiadomski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. 58 minutes into the game, Willy Stieler threw the ball into play from the sideline. AS TRIGGER's Matheus Reis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In a very dangerous position, a player in Germany fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! In the 64th minute of the game Lambros Stathopoulos made a throw-in which Fedot Khokhlov played forward. Tommy Kahn was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Maciej Niewiadomski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Maciej Niewiadomski really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. AS TRIGGER's Timofey Arhipov was substituted for Ilya Biryulev. After a rather tough play, Germany's Willy Stieler got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 86th minute, Germany's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Maciej Niewiadomski fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Timofey Arhipov came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the AS TRIGGER 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 Timofey Arhipov couldn't finish the play. In the 88thth minute of the game Maciej Niewiadomski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Germany's Tommy Kahn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Maciej Niewiadomski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Maciej Niewiadomski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maciej Niewiadomski might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maciej Niewiadomski ran back to his position shaking his head. Tommy Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maciej Niewiadomski in the 95th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. AS TRIGGER walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.