Challenge

Mario Alberto Kempes
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mauricio Manuelo started the match with the kick off. Tommy Kahn was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Mauricio Manuelo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mauricio Manuelo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Josef Tunberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the game, Josef Tunberg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tommy Kahn. Josef Tunberg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. After 23 minutes of play, Talleres's Alfredo Tab made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tommy Kahn was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cecilio Lastur stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Sachs's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauricio Manuelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mauricio Manuelo in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. With his leg Tommy Kahn managed to avoid a goal in the 31stth minute, when Talleres's Mauricio Manuelo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 34 minutes in the game Aldo Gonza did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Peker Durusoy. Fedele Talamo kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Mauricio Manuelo struck a weak shot in the 38th 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 Talleres. In the 40th minute, Sven Krakouer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Josef Tunberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute Mauricio Manuelo 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. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Talleres's Mauricio Manuelo. But to his dismay, Mauricio Manuelo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0.

Talleres made a substitution. Lukita Modrić replaced Sergiu Bulencea. The wind increased when Frank Sachs made the kick off in the second half. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Tab, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Germany's Albin Holweck quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Aldo Gonza, made in the 61st minute of the game. In the 62nd minute Albin Holweck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cecilio Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sven Krakouer kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 6-0 came in the 65th minute when Jorge Martínez all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Martínez in the 69th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Mauricio Manuelo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 73 minutes into the match, Talleres's Mauricio Manuelo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 75 minutes in the game, Albin Holweck fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Cecilio Lastur having to interfere. After 76 minutes, Josef Tunberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Talleres and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Germany booed when Talleres was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josef Tunberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mauricio Manuelo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Alfredo Tab 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. When Josef Tunberg came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Talleres 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 Josef Tunberg couldn't finish the play. Josef Tunberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tommy Kahn having to make a save. The supporters of Talleres booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malte Schiele didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute of the match Jorge Martínez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tommy Kahn skillfully saved the ball. Talleres walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.