León
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Sachs started the match with the kick off. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Jorrin, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Tommy Kahn was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Hugo Frasco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hugo Frasco really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camilo Abella in the 9th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Albin Holweck made a precise shot to the right of David Ospina. León FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolfo Jorrin, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Germany's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. João Vítor Azevedo was slow to take the kick. During this time León FC's players had a chance to rest. Tommy Kahn stood somewhat misplaced when Hugo Frasco came free in front of goal and shot 2-1 to the left of him in the 29 minute. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Jorrin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Frasco. Adolfo Jorrin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Tommy Kahn made a huge save. 40 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Camilo Abella came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camilo Abella in the 40th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 played minutes León FC got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Jorrin. After 45 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Dreifuss. In the 48th minute, Camilo Abella 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. 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.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hugo Frasco made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Hugo Frasco 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Camilo Abella managed to get in a good position for a shot. León FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Camilo Abella 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. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Frasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After having played for 63 minutes, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Germany's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Sachs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. León FC made a substitution. Leon Ruy replaced Velasco Balbanea. In the 67th minute, Hugo Frasco made a precise shot to the right of Tommy Kahn. Germany's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Frank Sachss short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got David Ospina to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Hugo Frasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. León FC's Moises Bieito was substituted for João Vítor Azevedo. In the 78th minute, Walter Erviti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Camilo Abella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Camilo Abella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leon Ruy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 88 minutes into the match, Hugo Frasco notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chris Mergenthaler's late challenge caught a León FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chris Mergenthaler helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chris Mergenthaler to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Hitzeder in the 92nd minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Germany booed when León FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walter Erviti didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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. León FC fully deserved thier win.
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