Challenge

New Arena
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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burak Babaoğlu in the 10th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Burak Babaoğlu in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Burak Babaoğlu sped through Germany's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. After 23 minutes, Hüsrev Çelenkoğlu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Turkish Academy and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. Turkish Academy's Bircan Kazım played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 26th minute of play. Ahmet Haşim Kazakhan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 29thth minute tested the skills of Tommy Kahn when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Bircan Kazım didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilgaz İslam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the game, Burak Babaoğlu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tommy Kahn. Burak Babaoğlu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. In the 38th 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. In the 41st minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bircan Kazım saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Germany were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after Turkish Academy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frank Sachs took the corner. A throw-in in the 45th minute of the game was made by Yusuf Ziya Cerit with Ahmet Haşim Kazakhan as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a rather tough play, Germany's Janik Vogt got a free kick in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Burak Babaoğlu was the one to do the kick off. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Bircan Kazım didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. Bircan Kazım showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 54th minute of the match. After having played for 58 minutes, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Germany's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Sachs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Burak Babaoğlu 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. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Turkish Academy's goalkeeper Bircan Kazım, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Germany booed when Turkish Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yusuf Ziya Cerit didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th match minute, Turkish Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yusuf Ziya Cerit to maneuver through the defense. After 78 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Malte Schiele. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Turkish Academy's goalkeeper Bircan Kazım, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Germany's Frank Sachs slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bircan Kazım. That made the score 4-1 after 82 minutes of play. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burak Babaoğlu in the 88th minute of play. If Atakan Acabey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burak Babaoğlu in the 95th minute of play.