Challenge

Red Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Sachs kicked off to start the match. Adrian Dreifuss hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 6th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malte Schiele to maneuver through the defense. Tommy Kahn was a little too slow when Soheil Mahdavikia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 12 minutes of play, Red Army's Ali Karimi made it 2-0 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! Ali Karimi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tommy Kahn came out and tried to block the shot, but Ali Karimi slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 15th minute. When Albin Holweck came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Germany 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 Albin Holweck couldn't finish the play. 19 minutes into the match, Red Army's goal looked a bit too open when Albin Holweck came free, but Nils Elmhuus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Germany's Tommy Kahn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Germany from getting a goal against them. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, Red Army's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Sachs came free, but Nils Elmhuus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Frank Sachs made a precise shot to the right of Nils Elmhuus. Red Army's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. A throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game was made by Arya Javaheri with Soheil Mahdavikia as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Ali Karimi had several of the Germany's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 45 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 4-1 score and a disappointed Tommy Kahn as he didn't even see the shot coming. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ali Karimi was the one to do the kick off. Ali Karimi took the ball and in the 51 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 5-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Soheil Mahdavikia in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. After 71 played minutes Red Army got a freekick which was hit by Arya Javaheri. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Karimi in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tommy Kahn saved Germany from getting behind. In the 81st minute, Ali Karimi made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Willy Stieler hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Mahbod Nikbakht-Vahedi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Mahbod Nikbakht-Vahedi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Karimi in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Ali Karimi 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 8-1. If Rostam Mansourian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Red Army's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.