Challenge

ManagerZone Crew Sta
Spectators: 10 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Vítor Peixoto made the kick off and thus started the match. TOP CHUI FC's Joris Backers managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Adrian Rosario in the 3 minute of the game. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Endrik Sousa in the 3rd minute of the match. Armando Cerezo made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Peter Linkhorst sent off a good shot on target. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Vítor Peixoto sped through ManagerZone Crew's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Patrick Armstrong. Zé Carlos Oliveira hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, ManagerZone Crew's Thorsten Dietz seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Thorsten Dietz the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ManagerZone Crew protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Thorsten Dietz had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 15 minutes into the match, Marcus Prata had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Patrick Armstrong. ManagerZone Crew's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcus Prata was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ManagerZone Crew! Marcus Prata walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. After 24 played minutes TOP CHUI FC got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Prata. Armando Cerezo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 26th minute. TOP CHUI FC's Juan Netto quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Adrian Rosario, made in the 29th minute of the game. TOP CHUI FC's Armando Cerezo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save TOP CHUI FC from getting a goal against them. 36 minutes into the game, Adrian Rosario threw the ball into play from the sideline. TOP CHUI FC's Juan Netto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. TOP CHUI FC's Juan Netto quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Robert Ununger, made in the 39th minute of the game. In the 41st minute, Endrik Sousa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patrick Armstrong was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. TOP CHUI FC's Endrik Sousa pulled a muscle in his leg after 45 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The ManagerZone Crew players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. TOP CHUI FC were winning 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Peter Linkhorst made a kick off. Armando Cerezo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peter Linkhorst's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. After a rather tough play, TOP CHUI FC's Vítor Peixoto got a free kick in the 54th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ManagerZone Crew's zone, Vítor Peixoto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal and Vítor Peixoto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 63rd minute ManagerZone Crew were awarded a corner. Adrian Våleman went to the cornerflag to take it. Delfim de Sousa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Patrick Armstrong made a huge save. With a little luck, ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong got control of the ball when Delfim de Sousa tried to sneak it across the goal line. TOP CHUI FC's Nuno Melo was substituted for Jonas Zanette. 66 minutes into the game, Adrian Rosario threw the ball into play from the sideline. TOP CHUI FC's Joris Backers quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Peixoto in the 67th minute of play. TOP CHUI FC's Delfim de Sousa got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 71st minute Delfim de Sousa 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. Armando Cerezo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Våleman, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman got a free kick in the 79th minute. Delfim de Sousa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Patrick Armstrong having to make a save. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delfim de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Thorbjörn Olerius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Delfim de Sousa got free with Patrick Armstrong in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Delfim de Sousa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrick Armstrong was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. TOP CHUI FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.