National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772,
Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) Malin Pušķis made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute Malin Pušķis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliverio Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oliverio Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jari Alenius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute Edbert Jahr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Touko Kauppila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Thilo Heß kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Touko Kauppila. That made the score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. Oliverio Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malin Pušķis in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Thilo Heß reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Touko Kauppila. The goal made the score 2-0. Oliverio Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taito Koivuranta, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The supporters of Finland booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edbert Jahr didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malin Pušķis in the 22nd minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Oliverio Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Touko Kauppila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thilo Heß in the 27th minute of play. Touko Kauppila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Gauger, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Egon Schock could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Touko Kauppila made a huge save. Touko Kauppila made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Claus Wüllbier sent off a good shot on target. André Gauger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Touko Kauppila made a huge save. In the 37th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egon Schock to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Germany's Touko Kauppila threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Thilo Heß, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Touko Kauppila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edwin Grabert, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Touko Kauppila made an important save on a dangerous shot by Egon Schock in the 44th minute. Touko Kauppila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egon Schock, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th 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.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when André Gauger stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Finland's Touko Kauppila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Gauger in the 52nd minute of play. Touko Kauppila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egon Schock, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Taito Koivuranta came free, but Oliverio Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Touko Kauppila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Gauger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Germany were awarded a corner. Egon Schock went to the cornerflag to take it. 59 minutes into the game, Edbert Jahr cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Touko Kauppila was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 61 minutes into the match, Finland's goal looked a bit too open when Thilo Heß came free, but Touko Kauppila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 64 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Sixten Gehling. Oliverio Kahn was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Jari Alenius. The supporters of Finland booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manfred Hönisch didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oliverio Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jari Alenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Gauger in the 71st minute of play forced Finland's goalkeeper Touko Kauppila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute Egon Schock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Touko Kauppila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Gauger in the 79th minute of play forced Finland's goalkeeper Touko Kauppila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oliverio Kahn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jari Alenius went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Finland made a substitution. Henri Snellman replaced Taito Koivuranta. Germany made a substitution. Dave Gahan replaced André Gauger. Germany made a substitution. Roberto-Carlos da Silva replaced Edwin Grabert. In the 85th minute Thilo Heß shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Touko Kauppila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute Dave Gahan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Touko Kauppila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Finland booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thilo Heß didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mikko Rintala took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Oliverio Kahn. Germany's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Touko Kauppila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dave Gahan in the 94th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Henri Snellman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oliverio Kahn. The Germany fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oliverio Kahn should have stopped the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Germany fans cheered their team off the field, for while Finland had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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