Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frank Sachs took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Artūrs Sagalats 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. In the 13th minute, Artūrs Sagalats made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Reinholds Jaunzems had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aigars Builis hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Artūrs Sagalats sped through Germany's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. The supporters of Germany booed when SK Annenieki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aigars Builis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Sachs to maneuver through the defense. Indris Tomass sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Artūrs Sagalats came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artūrs Sagalats in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Jāzeps Pics's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tommy Kahn was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Reinholds Jaunzems sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SK Annenieki's Jānis Lielais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Artūrs Sagalats stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artūrs Sagalats in the 51st minute of the match. In the 57th minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jānis Lielais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jāzeps Pics. Janik Vogt hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Indris Tomass recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 65th minute, Albin Holweck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 66 minutes into the game, Artūrs Sagalats cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Germany's Frank Sachs in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SK Annenieki's goalie prevented a goal. In the 70th minute Germany were awarded a corner. Frank Sachs went to the cornerflag to take it. SK Annenieki's Santis Krūzītis was substituted for Renāts Skipors. SK Annenieki's Ingus Rencis was substituted for Drosmis Kalnaiza. Artūrs Sagalats succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-9 in the 87th playminute. Tommy Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Artūrs Sagalats in the 91st minute. Aigars Builis made in the 95th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jāzeps Pics. When the match was over SK Annenieki could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Germany throughout the match.