Challenge

Germany Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Sachs kicked off to start the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Germany's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Sachs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ali Orhan Tuncer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Holweck in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind MAVİ İSTANBUL FC's goalkeeper Ali Orhan Tuncer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Germany's Frank Sachs in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MAVİ İSTANBUL FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 11th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chris Mergenthaler to maneuver through the defense. In the 16th minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Orhan Tuncer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albin Holweck struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Ali Orhan Tuncer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. 19 minutes into the match, Germany's Frank Sachs sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Orhan Tuncer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niyazi Işıklar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alptuğ Boğataş in the 24th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Niyazi Işıklar made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Balamir Ünlüol came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the MAVİ İSTANBUL FC 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 Balamir Ünlüol couldn't finish the play. In the 31st minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Orhan Tuncer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Alptuğ Boğataş notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 40th minute Alptuğ Boğataş 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. MAVİ İSTANBUL FC's Niyazi Işıklar got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gökalp Hızlan charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gökalp Hızlan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to MAVİ İSTANBUL FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Gökalp Hızlan hit a great ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alptuğ Boğataş to make the kick off. Niyazi Işıklar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Ali Orhan Tuncer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. The crowd rose to their feet as MAVİ İSTANBUL FC's Niyazi Işıklar slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tommy Kahn. That made the score 0-3 after 61 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 67th minute of play forced MAVİ İSTANBUL FC's goalkeeper Ali Orhan Tuncer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Janik Vogt hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Alptuğ Boğataş struck a weak shot in the 75th 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 MAVİ İSTANBUL FC. In the 77th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chris Mergenthaler to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, MAVİ İSTANBUL FC's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Ali Orhan Tuncer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Janik Vogt kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Alptuğ Boğataş could shoot a difficult shot in the 81st minute, which Tommy Kahn however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alptuğ Boğataş got free with Tommy Kahn in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 89 played minutes MAVİ İSTANBUL FC got a freekick which was hit by Çağdaş Vakkasoğlu. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Malte Schiele hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded MAVİ İSTANBUL FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Germany.