Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 7th minute of play forced FC Shifen III's goalkeeper Georg Godholm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Georg Godholm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Shifen III's Georg Godholm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 12th minute of play. The throw-in from Roland Nilsson in the 14th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Germany's Janik Vogt. In the 16th minute, Frank Sachs ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Georg Godholm was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 18 played minutes FC Shifen III got a freekick which was hit by João Augusto Fantini. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Augusto Fantini, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Sven Krakouer hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. If João Augusto Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Augusto Fantini's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. The supporters of FC Shifen III booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sven Krakouer didn't get a good kick on the ball. From a short distance, FC Shifen III's João Augusto Fantini, in the 35th minute, tried to place the ball behind Tommy Kahn, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. 37 minutes into the match, João Augusto Fantini dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tommy Kahn, 3-1. 45 minutes into the game, FC Shifen III's Mister Bean nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tommy Kahn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melker Jokiranta, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 56th 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 Frank Sachs couldn't finish the play. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristoffer Jelm in the 58th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kristoffer Jelm in the 62nd 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. When Frank Sachs came up free with the goalie in the 63rd 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 Frank Sachs couldn't finish the play. 68 minutes into the match, FC Shifen III's goalkeeper Georg Godholm had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Sachs. João Augusto Fantini might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tommy Kahn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. João Augusto Fantini ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Germany booed when FC Shifen III was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roland Nilsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albin Holweck in the 72nd minute of play forced FC Shifen III's goalkeeper Georg Godholm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling João Augusto Fantini in the 73rd 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 78th match minute, FC Shifen III was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roland Nilsson to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in FC Shifen III's zone, Frank Sachs stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Georg Godholm came out of the goal and Frank Sachs 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 João Augusto Fantini in the 84th minute of play. Janik Vogt charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Janik Vogt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With his leg Georg Godholm managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Germany's Frank Sachs fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Kristoffer Jelm'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. Kristoffer Jelm helped the player get up and apologised. Frank Sachs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Georg Godholm made a huge save.