Challenge

Pueblo Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vern Wright kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 5th minute of play forced Pueblo FC's goalkeeper Boyd Winkler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 minutes of play, Pueblo FC's Vern Wright made it 1-0 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! The audience thought a goal was coming when Vern Wright got free with Tommy Kahn in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Germany's Tommy Kahn got control of the ball when Gerry Franco tried to sneak it across the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Ulrich Stein was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Germany's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pueblo FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Germany's Ulrich Stein got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute, Shelton Clifton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the game, Shelton Clifton threw the ball into play from the sideline. Germany's Adrian Dreifuss quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vern Wright showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 28 minute of play. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerry Franco, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Gerry Franco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Tommy Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vern Wright in the 36th minute. In the 39th minute, Vern Wright left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pueblo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Tommy Kahn didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pueblo FC's Vern Wright shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-0 in the ordered_time% minute. If Greg Shipley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

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. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerry Franco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vern Wright in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Gerry Franco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pueblo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vern Wright in the 62nd minute of play. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vern Wright in the 63rd minute of play. After having played for 65 minutes, Greg Shipley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pueblo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Greg Shipley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gerry Franco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vern Wright in the 71st minute of play. When Pueblo FC's Vern Wright in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Germany's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Pueblo FC's Shelton Clifton got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 92 minutes into the game, Gerry Franco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerry Franco in the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Greg Shipley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Pueblo FC fully deserved thier win.