Challenge

Atatürk
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yüksel Refah took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Abdulbaki Osmanoğlu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 12th minute Yüksel Refah 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. Henry de Vries made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Holweck in the 14th minute of play. Frank Sachs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Henry de Vries tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Birvan Spor Kulübü's goal looked a bit too open when Albin Holweck came free, but Henry de Vries reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Germany were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Birvan Spor Kulübü's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frank Sachs took the corner. Frank Sachs made a great header on Germany's corner, it was just that Birvan Spor Kulübü's Henry de Vries managed to reach the ball for a save. A hard and well directed shot from Frank Sachs led 20 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Birvan Spor Kulübü's Henry de Vries became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 0-1. Yüksel Refah could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. Germany's Albin Holweck got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Yüksel Refah left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Birvan Spor Kulübü fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Albin Holweck came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Germany 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 Albin Holweck couldn't finish the play. Janik Vogt kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 39th minute of play forced Birvan Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Henry de Vries to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute Yüksel Refah 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. In the 45th minute, Janik Vogt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Sachs to make the kick off. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulbaki Osmanoğlu in the 56th minute of play. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pankracy Modrzewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 61st minute Abdulbaki Osmanoğlu 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. 62 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Yüksel Refah came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chris Mergenthaler charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chris Mergenthaler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Germany's Chris Mergenthaler got a free kick in the 63rd minute. The Birvan Spor Kulübü fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when Birvan Spor Kulübü's Yüksel Refah looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of Germany booed when Birvan Spor Kulübü was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michal Bycofski didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yüksel Refah in the 70th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henry de Vries made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Holweck in the 71st minute of play. Frank Sachs blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Henry de Vries having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Henry de Vries in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vecdi Sulasi charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vecdi Sulasi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 83rd match minute, Birvan Spor Kulübü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vecdi Sulasi to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the game, Birvan Spor Kulübü's Abdulbaki Osmanoğlu 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, 3-1. In the 89th minute Ciprian Mârza 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 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yüksel Refah went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Ahmet Çağrı Sanay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Birvan Spor Kulübü players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.