Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Sachs kicked off to start the match. Manuel Peres scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tommy Kahn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 6 minutes into the game, Malte Schiele was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Germany's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Gulden Draak the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Germany fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 5th minute. Penalty! In the 7th minute there was a penalty for De Gulden Draak. Anselm Neuhäuser stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tommy Kahn. 0-2. Boris Rülke hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute, Manuel Peres 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 0-4. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Peres in the 20th minute of play. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Janik Vogt hit a great ball. In the 26th minute Germany were awarded a corner. Frank Sachs went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Ulrich Stein got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Siim Kikas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After having played for 32 minutes, Evert Heremans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. De Gulden Draak's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evert Heremans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. De Gulden Draak's Justin Ostrowicki got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frank Sachs in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Siim Kikas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 41 minutes into the match, De Gulden Draak's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Siim Kikas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Peres in the 43rd minute of play. After the first half De Gulden Draak were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manuel Peres was the one to do the kick off. Manuel Peres in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tommy Kahn, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justin Ostrowicki in the 56th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Germany's attentive Adrian Dreifuss managed to snatch the ball when Erwin Backes made a throw-in in the 59th minute of the game. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Erwin Backes sent off a good shot on target. Boris Rülke hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After 66 minutes of play, De Gulden Draak's Evert Heremans made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tommy Kahn was left in no man's land by his defense there! Frank Sachs might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Siim Kikas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frank Sachs ran back to his position shaking his head. De Gulden Draak's Siim Kikas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 70th minute of play. De Gulden Draak's Justin Ostrowicki got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Manuel Peres could shoot a difficult shot in the 74th minute, which Tommy Kahn however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to De Gulden Draak getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Boris Rülke hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Peres. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind De Gulden Draak's goalkeeper Siim Kikas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. De Gulden Draak were furious when Anselm Neuhäuser was red carded, 90 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 89th minute of the game. One of De Gulden Draak:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Germany:s goal. De Gulden Draak's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.