Challenge

Ciufulici Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frank Sachs took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Lucrețiu Oroian sent off a good shot on target. Frank Sachs might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dacian Oravițan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frank Sachs ran back to his position shaking his head. Dacian Oravițan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albin Holweck, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Vlas in the 10th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucrețiu Oroian in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tommy Kahn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When George Giurcă came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the FC ciufulici 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 George Giurcă couldn't finish the play. Lucrețiu Oroian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Vlas in the 29th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC ciufulici's George Giurcă got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 34 minutes into the game, Lucrețiu Oroian cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albin Holweck in the 37th minute of play forced FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Dacian Oravițan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute of the game Andrei Joita made a throw-in which George Giurcă played forward. In the 40th minute, Adrian Dreifuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC ciufulici's Doru Răuțchi got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Adrian Dreifuss hit a great ball. After 44 played minutes, FC ciufulici's Doru Răuțchi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tommy Kahn came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC ciufulici reached it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frank Sachs in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dacian Oravițan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Oroian in the 48th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucrețiu Oroian to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Germany's Malte Schiele got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Doru Răuțchi didn't quite understand what happened when in the 54 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucrețiu Oroian in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tommy Kahn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC ciufulici's goalkeeper Dacian Oravițan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Andrei Joita made in the 64th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Germany's Adrian Dreifuss. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Oroian in the 65th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the game, FC ciufulici's Lucrețiu Oroian nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tommy Kahn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. If Adrian Dreifuss had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrei Joita got a throw-in 79 minutes in the game and the ball was received by George Giurcă. Janik Vogt hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the game, Francisc Tarcu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC ciufulici's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Germany the free kick. After 82 played minutes FC ciufulici got a freekick which was hit by Francisc Tarcu. In the 84th minute, Albin Holweck 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. After 87 minutes, Doru Răuțchi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC ciufulici and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC ciufulici's Doru Răuțchi got a free kick in the 87th minute. After 92 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Sven Krakouer. Tommy Kahn didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC ciufulici's Lucrețiu Oroian shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. FC ciufulici's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.