Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lautaro Acosta took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the game, Adrian Dreifuss was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Germany's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LEBRON the free kick. In the 6th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. After 15 minutes Germany's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Benito Modestio who took care of the corner kick. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Acosta in the 17th minute of play. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Harkaitz in the 19th minute of play. Jimeno Inautzi's late challenge caught a Germany's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jimeno Inautzi helped the player get up and apologised. Jimeno Inautzi kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Jimeno Inautzi made in the 24th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lautaro Acosta immediately put the ball in play. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Epifanio Harkaitz 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. Frank Sachs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Yin Chuan Feng made a huge save. 31 minutes into the match, Lautaro Acosta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Acosta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Acosta in the 34th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Lautaro Acosta 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frank Sachs in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yin Chuan Feng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frank Sachs made a kick off. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Lautaro Acosta tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Acosta in the 52nd minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Sven Krakouer. LEBRON's Benito Modestio got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Harkaitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute LEBRON were awarded a corner. Benito Modestio went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led LEBRON's Benito Modestio to fire away a dangerous shot which Tommy Kahn despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 63rd minute, LEBRON's Epifanio Harkaitz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Lautaro Acosta struck a weak shot in the 66th 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 LEBRON. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albin Holweck in the 68th minute of play forced LEBRON's goalkeeper Yin Chuan Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yin Chuan Feng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Acosta in the 72nd minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Lautaro Acosta fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Tommy Kahn, passed just outside the right post. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by LEBRON's Epifanio Harkaitz. But to his dismay, Epifanio Harkaitz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Lautaro Acosta sped through Germany's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. Lautaro Acosta succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-8 in the 83rd playminute. Lautaro Acosta who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Tommy Kahn when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 88th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven Krakouer to maneuver through the defense. Tommy Kahn was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Benito Modestio. After 92 played minutes LEBRON got a freekick which was hit by Jörn Scharff. In the 93rd match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malte Schiele to maneuver through the defense. LEBRON's Epifanio Harkaitz got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. LEBRON played a much better game than Germany and deserved their victory. The Germany players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.