Challenge

The Boshel
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Xiao Ping Nan kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Xiao Ping Nan put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Tommy Kahn. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot. Germany's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Sachs was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Harm Rooy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xiao Ping Nan in the 16th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mirko Blank got free with Tommy Kahn in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 21 minutes into the game, Albin Holweck 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 The Dalwhinnie Boys the free kick. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by The Dalwhinnie Boys's Xiao Ping Nan. But to his dismay, Xiao Ping Nan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. When Albin Holweck was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 30 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Germany's Albin Holweck got a free kick in the 31st minute. Ger Mols sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robert-Jan ten Rouwelaar. In the 43rd minute, Jacco Meier 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Frank Sachs made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, The Dalwhinnie Boys's Xiao Ping Nan got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the game, The Dalwhinnie Boys's Xiao Ping Nan 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, 3-0. After having played for 60 minutes, Jacco Meier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Dalwhinnie Boys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacco Meier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, The Dalwhinnie Boys's Mirko Blank got a free kick in the 63rd minute. The audience was convinced that Xiao Ping Nan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 67th minute, Mirko Blank made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 72nd minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harm Rooy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xiao Ping Nan scored 5-0 in the 73rd 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. In the 78th minute Xiao Ping Nan 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 80th minute to try and stop a shot by The Dalwhinnie Boys's Xiao Ping Nan. But to his dismay, Xiao Ping Nan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xiao Ping Nan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mirko Blank in the 91st minute of the match. The Dalwhinnie Boys walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.