Challenge

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) MAZER SAF's Dudu Berger started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd match minute, MAZER SAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rômulo Amaral to maneuver through the defense. After 9 played minutes MAZER SAF got a freekick which was hit by Amadeu Senna. After 15 played minutes Dudu Berger rounded Germany's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dudu Berger in the 19th minute of play. Adrian Dreifuss's late challenge caught a MAZER SAF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Dreifuss helped the player get up and apologised. In the 23rd minute, Adrian Dreifuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dudu Berger might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dudu Berger ran back to his position shaking his head. When Dudu Berger came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the MAZER SAF 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 Dudu Berger couldn't finish the play. 30 minutes into the game, MAZER SAF's Rômulo Amaral 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, 2-0. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dudu Berger in the 36th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Dudu Berger came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Tommy Kahn successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Germany's Tommy Kahn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Germany from getting a goal against them. When Magno Maranhense came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the MAZER SAF 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 Magno Maranhense couldn't finish the play.

In the 52nd minute Dudu Berger 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dudu Berger in the 54th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adriano Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 55th minute of the match. In the 62nd match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Janik Vogt to maneuver through the defense. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dudu Berger's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, MAZER SAF's Rodrigo Garro got a free kick in the 71st minute. Carlos Alberto Guedes made in the 73rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Rômulo Amaral immediately put the ball in play. In the 80th match minute, MAZER SAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeu Senna to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to MAZER SAF getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Humberto Ramos hit a great ball. Frank Sachs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rodrigo Garro took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. MAZER SAF walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.