Challenge

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Germany's Tommy Kahn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Germany from getting a goal against them. AC Collins's Mel Önen got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The throw-in from Lamine Yamaleev in the 9th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Germany's Albin Holweck. Mel Önen's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tommy Kahn firmly grabbed it by the left post. Albin Holweck charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albin Holweck the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Albin Holweck hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Donato Foddis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Sachs's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Donato Foddis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Mel Önen 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. Frank Sachs might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Donato Foddis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frank Sachs ran back to his position shaking his head. 38 minutes into the match, Germany's Frank Sachs sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Donato Foddis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Adrian Dreifuss hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Zacarias Theodore hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Alexander Di Persio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Alexander Di Persio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mel Önen in the 66th minute of the match. After 71 minutes of play, AC Collins's Mel Önen made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tommy Kahn was left in no man's land by his defense there! AC Collins made a substitution. Edinho do Nascimento replaced Mel Önen. In the 80th minute, Edinho do Nascimento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Collins fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. When Edinho do Nascimento came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the AC Collins 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 Edinho do Nascimento couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Di Persio in the 93rd minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of AC Collins booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albin Holweck didn't get a good kick on the ball.