Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfonso Gilabert started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Alfonso Gilabert put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Tommy Kahn. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Alfonso Gilabert sped through Germany's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. When Alfonso Gilabert came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Guns And Roses 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 Alfonso Gilabert couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Germany booed when Guns And Roses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Iban didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the game, Alfonso Gilabert cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Gilabert in the 20th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute of the match, Frank Sachs got a very nice opportunity to score, but Eustacio Misael was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Alfonso Gilabert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Alfonso Gilabert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 27th minute Alfonso Gilabert 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. Gilbert Tidéksson kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Alfonso Gilabert 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfonso Gilabert in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tommy Kahn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 38th minute, Adrian Dreifuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Gilabert, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Gilabert came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guns And Roses's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Segundo Bordat in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute, Alfonso Gilabert ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tommy Kahn was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5.

Guns And Roses made a substitution. Ismael Otsoko replaced Anibal Rubio. The wind increased when Frank Sachs made the kick off in the second half. Melquiades Alfonso hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute, Jesús Salvador made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Tommy Kahn was a little too slow when Jesús Salvador got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 60th minute. The score was now 0-7. The crowd rose to their feet as Guns And Roses's Jesús Salvador slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tommy Kahn. That made the score 0-8 after 64 minutes of play. After 67 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Malte Schiele. In the 70th minute of the match Guns And Roses 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. Segundo Bordat ran over to the corner to take the kick. 74 minutes into the match, Jesús Salvador 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 Jesús Salvador was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9. Albin Holweck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustacio Misael having to interfere. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Jesús Salvador tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jesús Salvador got free with Tommy Kahn in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chris Mergenthaler hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 90 minutes into the match, Jesús Salvador dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tommy Kahn, 0-11. A throw-in in the 93rd minute of the game was made by Chris Mergenthaler with Frank Sachs as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Juan Iban made in the 95th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Segundo Bordat however managed to control. The crowd rose to their feet as Jesús Salvador kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tommy Kahn. That made the score 0-12 in the 97 minute of play. Guns And Roses's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.