Challenge

Acatar Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Frank Sachs started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Alin Chiru came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Constantin Bâlea made a great header on FC Acatar's corner, it was just that Germany's Tommy Kahn managed to reach the ball for a save. Ekhemos Kezdoglou 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 7th minute. After some careless play in the FC Acatar defense, Albin Holweck kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ekhemos Kezdoglou. The FC Acatar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ekhemos Kezdoglou should have stopped the shot. 12 minutes into the game, Alin Chiru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 15 played minutes FC Acatar got a freekick which was hit by Stefanos Ntinopoulos. In the 16th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malte Schiele to maneuver through the defense. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vlad Oardă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tommy Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alin Chiru in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albin Holweck in the 42nd minute of play forced FC Acatar's goalkeeper Ekhemos Kezdoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Acatar's Ekhemos Kezdoglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 44th minute of play. Willy Stieler charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Willy Stieler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Alin Chiru made the kick off in the second half. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vlad Oardă, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vlad Oardă in the 56th minute of play. After having played for 59 minutes, Alin Chiru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Acatar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alin Chiru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vlad Oardă, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After 64 minutes Germany's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Constantin Bâlea who took care of the corner kick. Constantin Bâlea made a great header on FC Acatar's corner, it was just that Germany's Tommy Kahn managed to reach the ball for a save. Vlad Oardă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Alin Chiru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Alin Chiru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 74th match minute, FC Acatar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alin Chiru to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute Germany were awarded a corner. Frank Sachs went to the cornerflag to take it. Linus Schwerner was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alin Chiru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vlad Oardă, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Alin Chiru's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tommy Kahn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 93rdth minute of the game Vlad Oardă 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. The supporters of FC Acatar booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Dreifuss didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Acatar fans cheered their team off the field, for while Germany had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.