Challenge

Gustavo Cerati
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zé Augusto Matos kicked off to start the match. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Locos x el Gol's Sinforoso Marquez. But to his dismay, Sinforoso Marquez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Augusto Matos in the 7th minute of the match. Willy Stieler hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 13th minute of play forced Locos x el Gol's goalkeeper Teobaldo Claris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Locos x el Gol getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Sinforoso Marquez hit a great ball. Lutz Blattner received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tommy Kahn came out and tried to block the shot, but Lutz Blattner slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 15th minute. Locos x el Gol's Teobaldo Claris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 21st minute of play. In the 27th minute, David Precioso 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 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Precioso got free with Tommy Kahn in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Germany were furious when Janik Vogt was red carded, 35 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Germany! Tommy Kahn had in the 37thth minute some difficulties stopping Placido Mikelats's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 41 minutes into the game, Germany's Albin Holweck nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teobaldo Claris made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 45th minute, Adrian Dreifuss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Augusto Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 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.

If Frank Sachs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malte Schiele to maneuver through the defense. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Augusto Matos in the 63rd minute of the match. Teobaldo Claris 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 66th minute. Malte Schiele hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Zé Augusto Matos put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Augusto Matos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Svetlan Danchev during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Svetlan Danchev kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Svetlan Danchev kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. The audience held their breath when Frank Sachs in the 82nd minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Teobaldo Claris's left hand side. 89 minutes into the game, David Precioso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Locos x el Gol's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Germany the free kick. Teobaldo Claris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albin Holweck in the 91st minute of the match. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sinforoso Marquez in the 95th minute of the match. Germany's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.