Challenge

Karabounar
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Sachs kicked off to start the match. Frank Sachs's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Danail Mitzakov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marin Nikolkov. Tommy Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marin Nikolkov in the 8th minute. In the 11th minute, Zeng Jing Yue made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Marin Nikolkov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tommy Kahn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Feliks Chwalkiewicz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tommy Kahn quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Danail Mitzakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Holweck in the 21st minute of play. Danail Mitzakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 22nd minute of play. After 23 minutes Maritza's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Frank Sachs who took care of the corner kick. When Germany's Linus Schwerner in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Maritza's goalie prevented a goal. In the 26th minute, Marin Nikolkov made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Tommy Kahn was a little too slow when Zeng Jing Yue got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zoltán Hubina got free with Tommy Kahn in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 38 minutes into the game, Marin Nikolkov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tommy Kahn. Marin Nikolkov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-1. After a rather tough play, Germany's Janik Vogt got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Zeng Jing Yue scored 5-1 in the 43rd 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. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Albin Holweck hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-1.

The wind increased when Marin Nikolkov made the kick off in the second half. Danail Mitzakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Holweck in the 52nd minute of play. 52 minutes into the match, Albin Holweck notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Maritza's Danail Mitzakov. Danail Mitzakov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miladin Bikarski in the 55th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes Maritza got a freekick which was hit by Zygmunt Nakoneczny. Chris Mergenthaler hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Feliks Chwalkiewicz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Feliks Chwalkiewicz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zygmunt Nakoneczny kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After having played for 64 minutes, Albin Holweck managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Germany's supporters crossed their fingers, but Albin Holweck was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marin Nikolkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Malte Schiele hit a great ball. In the 73rd 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. The audience was convinced that Zeng Jing Yue's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Sven Krakouer charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sven Krakouer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zeng Jing Yue took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-2. A collision led to Maritza getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Pavlin Dzhegalski hit a great ball. Maritza walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.