Challenge

Sagittarius A-star
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frank Sachs took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sagittarius A-star's Zlatan Vaysilov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 4th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Sagittarius A-star's Preslav Kulekov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tommy Kahn. That made the score 1-0 after 10 minutes of play. Janik Vogt kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Preslav Kulekov struck a weak shot in the 15th 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 Sagittarius A-star. Tommy Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Preslav Kulekov in the 18th minute. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elin Lazarkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Krasimir Dyavolski hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Zlatan Vaysilov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albin Holweck, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute Germany were awarded a corner. Frank Sachs went to the cornerflag to take it. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Sagittarius A-star's Elin Lazarkov in the 29th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Tommy Kahn was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Germany through an amazing save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lyuben Bahchevanov in the 30th 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 33rd match minute, Sagittarius A-star was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Ilyov to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute, Frank Sachs sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sagittarius A-star's Zlatan Vaysilov didn't even have to move. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lyuben Bahchevanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Preslav Kulekov took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Tommy Kahn to make any attempt to save it. In the 42nd minute Albin Holweck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zlatan Vaysilov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Sagittarius A-star's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Zlatan Vaysilov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Preslav Kulekov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tommy Kahn. That made the score 3-0 in the 47 minute of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Konstantin Ilyov to make the kick off. Zlatan Vaysilov came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Germany's Frank Sachs. But to his dismay, Frank Sachs quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. The supporters of Sagittarius A-star booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven Krakouer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Preslav Kulekov'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. Preslav Kulekov helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, Preslav Kulekov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, Germany's Frank Sachs sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zlatan Vaysilov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sagittarius A-star's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Frank Sachs was slow to take the kick. During this time Germany's players had a chance to rest. In the 80th minute, Albin Holweck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute Konstantin Ilyov 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. In the 84th minute, Denislav Bogev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 88 minutes, Denislav Bogev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sagittarius A-star and the Germany players grew even worse after the yellow card. Denislav Bogev kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Frank Sachs had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zlatan Vaysilov. Sagittarius A-star's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frank Sachs was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. The supporters of Sagittarius A-star booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Dreifuss didn't get a good kick on the ball. Germany's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.