Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Jacinto in the 5th minute of play. Jedrzej Majorski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Jacinto in the 18th minute of play. Gustaw Jaraczewski charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gustaw Jaraczewski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ekipa Damcia getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Gustaw Jaraczewski hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Sérgio Jacinto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ekipa Damcia's supporters rose to their feet, but Sérgio Jacinto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Kahn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Jacinto in the 31st minute of play. Frank Sachs blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giancarlo Donnarumma having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Sérgio Jacinto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Sérgio Jacinto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Sérgio Jacinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Jacinto in the 46th minute of play. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Giancarlo Donnarumma didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Sachs to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomasz Jarosiewicz. Sérgio Jacinto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tommy Kahn having to make a save. After some careless play in the Ekipa Damcia defense, Frank Sachs kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giancarlo Donnarumma. The Ekipa Damcia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giancarlo Donnarumma should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Ekipa Damcia getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Jedrzej Majorski hit a great ball. Albin Holweck struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Giancarlo Donnarumma didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. Sérgio Jacinto might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sérgio Jacinto ran back to his position shaking his head. With an all-out effort, Ekipa Damcia's Tommy Kahn threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sérgio Jacinto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ekipa Damcia's Maciej Klewinski pulled a muscle in his back after 68 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Adrian Dreifuss's late challenge caught a Ekipa Damcia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Dreifuss helped the player get up and apologised. Ekipa Damcia's Marcin Bielatowicz was substituted for Maciej Klewinski. In the 69th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute, Gustaw Jaraczewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Sérgio Jacinto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ekipa Damcia's supporters rose to their feet, but Sérgio Jacinto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Kahn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sérgio Jacinto in the 80th minute of the match. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Jacinto in the 83rd minute of play. After 84 minutes Germany's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dawid Dropinski who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Ekipa Damcia's corner Dawid Dropinski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tommy Kahn quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 90th minute of play forced Ekipa Damcia's goalkeeper Giancarlo Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd match minute, Ekipa Damcia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leon Rudy to maneuver through the defense. The Germany support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.