Challenge

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Peter Linkhorst took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Liviu Gogu came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 5 played minutes Liviu Gogu rounded ManagerZone Crew's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liviu Gogu in the 7th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Costin Jecu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 8th minute of play. In the 14th minute Benito Raphael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Armstrong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liviu Gogu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Costin Jecu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thorbjörn Olerius in the 18th minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Liviu Gogu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Patrick Armstrong made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liviu Gogu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 minutes of play, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Liviu Gogu made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Patrick Armstrong was left in no man's land by his defense there! Patrick Armstrong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liviu Gogu, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cheng Zhan Sheng got free with Patrick Armstrong in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The corner led to White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Alfredo Curado getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 43rd minute, Liviu Gogu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robert Ununger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Costin Jecu having to interfere. George Deac sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benito Raphael was the one to do the kick off. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Deac in the 52nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benito Raphael in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrick Armstrong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 65 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when George Deac came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Curado hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 70thth minute of the game Benito Raphael who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anderson Schulle charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anderson Schulle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th match minute, ManagerZone Crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anderson Schulle to maneuver through the defense. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Deac in the 77th minute of play. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Gogu in the 81st minute of the match. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Thorsten Dietz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 84th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There was no doubt that White&Blue Lions-Stiinta- were the better team. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.