Challenge

ALLIANZ ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wanderson de Toledo got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes FRIENDS CITY got a freekick which was hit by Jorginho Paranaense. After having played for 3 minutes, Peter Linkhorst managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ManagerZone Crew's supporters crossed their fingers, but Peter Linkhorst was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Melikertes Siannas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Linkhorst, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Melikertes Siannas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Ununger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thorbjörn Olerius in the 24th minute of play forced FRIENDS CITY's goalkeeper Melikertes Siannas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute of the match ManagerZone Crew got a corner. FRIENDS CITY's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adrian Våleman ran over to the corner to take the kick. 28 minutes into the match, Thorbjörn Olerius notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FRIENDS CITY's Melikertes Siannas. Melikertes Siannas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of ManagerZone Crew booed when FRIENDS CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabiano Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patrick Armstrong made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Wanderson de Toledo sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in ManagerZone Crew's zone, Luiz Fabiano Gomes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal and Luiz Fabiano Gomes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rafa Saldanha was extremely unlucky when he, in the 39th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Emílio Santana hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 47thth minute of the game Peter Linkhorst who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FRIENDS CITY's Melikertes Siannas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Peter Linkhorst made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of ManagerZone Crew booed when FRIENDS CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vivaldo Maranhense didn't get a good kick on the ball. Melikertes Siannas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Våleman in the 51st minute of the match. Luiz Fabiano Gomes kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After 57th play minutes Wanderson de Toledo shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Patrick Armstrong and just under the crossbar into goal. With a little luck, FRIENDS CITY's Melikertes Siannas got control of the ball when Peter Linkhorst tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Andreas Spante got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After 65 minutes of play, ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Melikertes Siannas was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 68 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Spante. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorginho Paranaense in the 70th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Våleman. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Adrian Våleman hit a great ball. Luiz Fabiano Gomes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Patrick Armstrong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Wanderson de Toledo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrick Armstrong was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. After having played for 83 minutes, Peter Linkhorst managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ManagerZone Crew's supporters crossed their fingers, but Peter Linkhorst was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FRIENDS CITY's Melikertes Siannas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Ununger in the 86th minute of play. Melikertes Siannas came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by ManagerZone Crew's Robert Ununger. But to his dismay, Robert Ununger quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Wanderson de Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Melikertes Siannas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thorbjörn Olerius in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, FRIENDS CITY's Jorginho Paranaense got a free kick in the 95th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ManagerZone Crew walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.