Challenge

Estadio Saavedra
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Sachs got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute of the match Fabio Hernando sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tommy Kahn skillfully saved the ball. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Bonifacio Naldo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. In the 9th minute Jeronimo Birila 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jeronimo Birila got free with Tommy Kahn in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeronimo Birila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tommy Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruperto Txomin in the 16th minute. Sven Krakouer kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Hernando in the 19th minute of play. Frank Sachs hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Ruperto Txomin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atletico Calamar Saavedra's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruperto Txomin 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruperto Txomin in the 31st minute of play. Albin Holweck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bonifacio Naldo having to interfere. Adrian Dreifuss kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Frank Sachs's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bonifacio Naldo was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. In the 38thth minute of the game Frank Sachs who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Bonifacio Naldo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Ruperto Txomin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bonifacio Naldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Sachs, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Izydor Moczkiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Jeronimo Birila stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Jeronimo Birila tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jeronimo Birila to make the kick off. When Jeronimo Birila came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Atletico Calamar Saavedra 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 Jeronimo Birila couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 54th minute of play forced Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalkeeper Bonifacio Naldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Atletico Calamar Saavedra's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Frank Sachs was slow to take the kick. During this time Germany's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of Atletico Calamar Saavedra booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Willy Stieler didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Fabio Hernando 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 Fabio Hernando was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 65 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Janik Vogt. Jeronimo Birila might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jeronimo Birila ran back to his position shaking his head. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabio Hernando's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimo Birila in the 70th minute of play. Albin Holweck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Bonifacio Naldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Honorio Justin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77thth minute of the game Jeronimo Birila who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Germany's Tommy Kahn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Hernando, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chris Mergenthaler during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 82 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Germany! Germany's Adrian Dreifuss managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Patricio Señor in the 96 minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Germany players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Atletico Calamar Saavedra.