Challenge

PIAST ARENA
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. Benedykt Bronkala recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 5th minute of play forced F.C. Piastów's goalkeeper Marcos Chavez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zula Walczak hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 12th match minute, F.C. Piastów was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zula Walczak to maneuver through the defense. When Zula Walczak fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. Piastów's protests and gave Zula Walczak a yellow card for diving instead. After 16 played minutes F.C. Piastów got a freekick which was hit by Zula Walczak. Zula Walczak hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Malte Schiele recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jikolo Mabalane in the 28th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Kahn was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Benedykt Bronkala capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Benedykt Bronkala really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Marcos Chavez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Sachs in the 38th minute of play. Tommy Kahn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jikolo Mabalane showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 39 minute of play. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilbert Banas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 minutes of play, F.C. Piastów's Gilbert Banas made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tommy Kahn was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 47th minute, F.C. Piastów's Benedykt Bronkala ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benedykt Bronkala stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Germany's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Frank Sachs in the 58th minute. When Jikolo Mabalane came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the F.C. Piastów 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 Jikolo Mabalane couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jikolo Mabalane in the 65th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. F.C. Piastów made a substitution. Dawid Pleban replaced Lucjan Skarpiak. Tobiasz Rasiak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Dreifuss to maneuver through the defense. Willy Stieler's late challenge caught a F.C. Piastów's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Willy Stieler helped the player get up and apologised. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Germany! The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Sachs got free with Marcos Chavez in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of F.C. Piastów booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albin Holweck didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 93 in the game by Frank Sachs from a close distance when the talented Marcos Chavez managed to make a qualified save. F.C. Piastów's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobiasz Rasiak in the 96th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Tommy Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. F.C. Piastów had played much better football throughout.