Challenge

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Spectators: 11 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Marcus Majewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th minute, Bader Al Zamel 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 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, Fared Al Kandere 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 Fared Al Kandere was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Ayman Al Naqi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Peter Linkhorst went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Marcus Majewski got a free kick in the 16th minute. Thorbjörn Olerius kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fared Al Kandere in the 24th minute of the match. ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Haider Al Khaled during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Haider Al Khaled hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Ayman Al Naqi was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Marcus Majewski. Peter Linkhorst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ayman Al Naqi having to interfere. Adrian Våleman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ayman Al Naqi having to interfere. After 47 played minutes Ipplepen got a freekick which was hit by Khalaf Al Muwail. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bader Al Zamel to make the kick off. When Robert Ununger came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the ManagerZone Crew 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 Robert Ununger couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peter Linkhorst in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ayman Al Naqi saved Ipplepen from getting behind. A collision led to Ipplepen getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Fared Al Kandere hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute, Fared Al Kandere left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ipplepen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After 70 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Robert Ununger. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ipplepen's goalkeeper Ayman Al Naqi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th match minute, Ipplepen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khalaf Al Muwail to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Ipplepen defense, Adrian Våleman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ayman Al Naqi. The Ipplepen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ayman Al Naqi should have stopped the shot. In the 84th minute, Bader Al Zamel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ayman Al Naqi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peter Linkhorst's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Ayman Al Naqi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thorbjörn Olerius, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Eshaq Taiban charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eshaq Taiban the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 90th minute, Eshaq Taiban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Peter Linkhorst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ayman Al Naqi having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the ManagerZone Crew players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.