Challenge

TOUMPA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Sachs got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes PAOK-RE4 got a freekick which was hit by Michalis Telakis. Michalis Telakis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. In the 12thth minute of the game Frank Sachs who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PAOK-RE4's Manolis Apostolakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aggelos Stathoulis made in the 16th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Kyriakos Kortselis. When Michalis Telakis came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the PAOK-RE4 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 Michalis Telakis couldn't finish the play. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michalis Telakis in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind PAOK-RE4's goalkeeper Manolis Apostolakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kyriakos Kortselis's late challenge caught a Germany's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kyriakos Kortselis helped the player get up and apologised. After 27 played minutes PAOK-RE4 got a freekick which was hit by Kyriakos Kortselis. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michalis Telakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Kyriakos Kortselis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank Sachs in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manolis Apostolakis saved PAOK-RE4 from getting behind. 36 minutes into the game, PAOK-RE4's Konstantinos Tavlaridis 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kyriakos Kortselis got free with Tommy Kahn in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manolis Apostolakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manolis Apostolakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Sachs in the 44th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Apostolikas Ksiromeritis to strike the kick off in the second half. Apostolikas Ksiromeritis scored 3-0 in the 56th 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. 67 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Kyriakos Kortselis came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Apostolikas Ksiromeritis came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyriakos Kortselis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Malte Schiele hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot. Germany's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Sachs was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manolis Apostolakis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of PAOK-RE4 booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Janik Vogt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apostolikas Ksiromeritis in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Adrian Dreifuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apostolikas Ksiromeritis in the 94th minute of the match. Sotiris Papakostas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The PAOK-RE4 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Germany had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.