Challenge

Nikko Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gösta Sellberg made the kick off which started today's match. Malte Schiele's late challenge caught a En Avant Nikko's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Malte Schiele helped the player get up and apologised. After 2 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Malte Schiele. When Malcom Fournie came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the En Avant Nikko 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 Malcom Fournie couldn't finish the play. Tommy Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manuel Souris went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Malcom Fournie's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 11thth minute, Tommy Kahn skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 14 minutes Germany's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Didier Têtu who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Joe Meslet got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tommy Kahn quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Silvestre Derwin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Sachs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, Gösta Sellberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tommy Kahn. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 24th minute, En Avant Nikko's Gösta Sellberg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Silvestre Derwin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. In the 29th match minute, En Avant Nikko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nathanaël Foulonneau to maneuver through the defense. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnny Jacquemet in the 33rd minute of play. Adrian Dreifuss kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. En Avant Nikko's Malcom Fournie got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 43 played minutes En Avant Nikko got a freekick which was hit by Nathanaël Foulonneau. After 45 minutes, Adrian Dreifuss mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Germany and the En Avant Nikko players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense.

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. After a rather tough play, Germany's Albin Holweck got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Malcom Fournie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Malcom Fournie in the 58th 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. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gösta Sellberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Gösta Sellberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The En Avant Nikko fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. A collision led to En Avant Nikko getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Gösta Sellberg hit a great ball. En Avant Nikko's Mourad Durieu was substituted for Vincent Becker. After a rather tough play, En Avant Nikko's Gösta Sellberg got a free kick in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnny Jacquemet in the 75th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 82nd minute Gösta Sellberg 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. Didier Têtu made in the 84th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Malcom Fournie. A collision led to En Avant Nikko getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Gösta Sellberg hit a great ball. If Malcom Fournie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.