Challenge

Yasser Arafat
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 5 played minutes CA Intifada Palestina got a freekick which was hit by Segundo Calvino. In the 6th minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Aznaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Peyo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tommy Kahn came out and tried to block the shot, but Bruno Peyo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. Israel Beremundo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 13 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Germany! Tommy Kahn had in the 14thth minute some difficulties stopping Israel Beremundo's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Bruno Peyo took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Tommy Kahn to make any attempt to save it. 22 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Peyo came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 played minutes CA Intifada Palestina got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinando Galván. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind CA Intifada Palestina's goalkeeper Leon Aznaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 26 played minutes CA Intifada Palestina got a freekick which was hit by Israel Beremundo. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ferdinando Galván's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Bruno Peyo 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 Bruno Peyo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Tommy Kahn made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Ferdinando Galván sent off a good shot on target. A throw-in in the 36th minute of the game was made by Omar Ubelteso with Froilan Romildo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 37 minutes of play, CA Intifada Palestina's Bruno Peyo made it 4-0 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! Germany's Frank Sachs got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Peyo in the 46th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frank Sachs was the one to do the kick off. Bruno Peyo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno Peyo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Adrian Dreifuss's late challenge caught a CA Intifada Palestina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Dreifuss helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. Justino Valery sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Justino Valery took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Leon Aznaro in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The CA Intifada Palestina fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when CA Intifada Palestina's Bruno Peyo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With his leg Leon Aznaro managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Germany's Frank Sachs fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the referee ended the match the CA Intifada Palestina players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.