Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Sachs kicked off to start the match. Cristian Botasso struck a weak shot in the 3rd 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 Drafi. After having played for 8 minutes, Soulis Felegakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Drafi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Soulis Felegakis 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 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian Botasso went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soulis Felegakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Cristian Botasso got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgard Elssen in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute of the match Drafi got a corner. Germany's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Boleslaw Kojder ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Boleslaw Kojder almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Germany's Tommy Kahn did a great save. Cristian Botasso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Sven Krakouer lost his temper 41 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 40th minute, one of Germany:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Germany. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristian Botasso to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Botasso got free with Tommy Kahn in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Botasso's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. After 53 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Malte Schiele. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boleslaw Kojder got free with Tommy Kahn in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Cristian Botasso came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Drafi 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 Cristian Botasso couldn't finish the play. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Soulis Felegakis in the 57th minute of the match. If Edgard Elssen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanos Kolokithopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Drafi's Lambis Vrinios was substituted for Claudio Busillo. 69 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Soulis Felegakis came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Chatziioannou Stavrakos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Linus Schwerner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 75 minutes, Chatziioannou Stavrakos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Drafi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chatziioannou Stavrakos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Chatziioannou Stavrakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Soulis Felegakis in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. Thanks to some nice moves Chatziioannou Stavrakos could shoot a difficult shot in the 80th minute, which Tommy Kahn however easily saved by the left post. Chris Mergenthaler kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Chatziioannou Stavrakos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chatziioannou Stavrakos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Boleslaw Kojder succeeded in the game's 92nd minute to get real power on a long shot . Germany's Tommy Kahn hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 0-4!