Challenge

Barloo Stadion
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Doru Josan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tommy Kahn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xie Yan in the 3rd minute. Albin Holweck recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Xie Yan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. In the 8th minute, FCF north's Xie Yan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. When Jurre van Zanten fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FCF north's protests and gave Jurre van Zanten a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FCF north getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Jurre van Zanten hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the game, Ulrich Stein threw the ball into play from the sideline. FCF north's Coenraad Peters quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The supporters of Germany booed when FCF north was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jurre van Zanten didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peter Oldenborger 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 19th minute. After 19 minutes of play, Germany's Albin Holweck made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Peter Oldenborger was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind FCF north's goalkeeper Peter Oldenborger, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Germany's Tommy Kahn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Germany from getting a goal against them. In the 28th minute, Xie Yan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 32nd match minute, FCF north was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jurre van Zanten to maneuver through the defense. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of FCF north booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malte Schiele didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 41 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Albin Holweck. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Xie Yan managed to get in a good position for a shot. FCF north's supporters rose to their feet, but Xie Yan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Kahn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xie Yan got free with Tommy Kahn in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Sachs stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 51 in the game by Frank Sachs from a close distance when the talented Peter Oldenborger managed to make a qualified save. FCF north's players were relieved. In the 53rd minute, Xie Yan 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 2-1. In the 57th minute Albin Holweck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Oldenborger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doru Josan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute Dirk-Jan Lambers 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 66th minute, Xie Yan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FCF north fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st 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. Peter Oldenborger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 73 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Albin Holweck. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doru Josan, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albin Holweck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter Oldenborger having to interfere. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by FCF north's Xie Yan. But to his dismay, Xie Yan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xie Yan in the 92nd minute of play. FCF north's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.