Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Claudio-Paul Pirinchev got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes of play, Hoberg United's Balázs Sebes made it 0-1 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! After 10 minutes, Balázs Sebes made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Germany's Tommy Kahn tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Chris Mergenthaler hit a great ball. Balázs Sebes might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Balázs Sebes ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Balázs Sebes 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. Balázs Sebes scored 0-5 in the 23rd 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. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, Balázs Sebes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tommy Kahn was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. 35 minutes into the match, Hoberg United's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Dida Martins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Hoberg United's Balázs Sebes in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Germany's goalie prevented a goal. In the 42nd minute, Malte Schiele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 44 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Chris Mergenthaler. In the 45th minute of the match Danny Grønnow sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tommy Kahn skillfully saved the ball. After 45 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Chris Mergenthaler. After the first half Hoberg United were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Sachs stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Hoberg United's Claudio-Paul Pirinchev ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. Claudio-Paul Pirinchev struck a weak shot in the 55th 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 Hoberg United. Chris Mergenthaler got a throw-in 57 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Malte Schiele. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Balázs Sebes in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tommy Kahn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 62 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Chris Mergenthaler. Tommy Kahn was a little too slow when Balázs Sebes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 0-8. Hoberg United's Louis Bullock was substituted for Maximiliano Rutenio. Chris Mergenthaler made in the 68th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Frank Sachs immediately put the ball in play. 73 minutes into the match, Hoberg United's Balázs Sebes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio-Paul Pirinchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Hoberg United's Mario Rui managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Chris Mergenthaler in the 75 minute of the game. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio-Paul Pirinchev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hoberg United were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Germany's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Danny Grønnow took the corner. After taking down the ball on Hoberg United's corner Louis Bullock fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tommy Kahn quite easily take care of the ball. Germany's Tommy Kahn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Germany from getting a goal against them. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Balázs Sebes sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rdth minute of the game Balázs Sebes 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. If Claudio-Paul Pirinchev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Germany's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Paw Heedal scored to the left of an out of position Tommy Kahn, making the score, 0-10. When the match was over Hoberg United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Germany throughout the match.