Challenge

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Spectators: 10 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 10, 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. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Giusti in the 2nd minute of play. Alberigo Sacchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Armstrong having to interfere. Robert Ununger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domenico Lauro having to interfere. Ferruccio Scalabrino might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Patrick Armstrong. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ferruccio Scalabrino ran back to his position shaking his head. Alberigo Sacchi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dino Cavallaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 27th minute of play forced NewDip F.C.'s goalkeeper Domenico Lauro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the game, Adrian Rosario threw the ball into play from the sideline. NewDip F.C.'s Elia Pasquale quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a defensive mix-up in ManagerZone Crew's zone, Ferruccio Scalabrino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal and Ferruccio Scalabrino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 38th minute Alessio Giusti 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. Domenico Lauro made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Peter Linkhorst sent off a good shot on target. In the 43rd minute, Dino Cavallaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

In the 51st minute, Alessio Giusti 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 0-2. Ferruccio Scalabrino charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferruccio Scalabrino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, Dave Aversano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Ununger in the 63rd minute of play forced NewDip F.C.'s goalkeeper Domenico Lauro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Alessio Giusti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alessio Giusti might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Patrick Armstrong. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alessio Giusti ran back to his position shaking his head. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessio Giusti in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th match minute, NewDip F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferruccio Scalabrino to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th match minute, NewDip F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carter Albertosi to maneuver through the defense. Domenico Lauro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Linkhorst, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st of the match, Alessio Giusti tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Patrick Armstrong got in the way and made a wonderful save. In the 82nd minute NewDip F.C. were awarded a corner. Alberigo Sacchi went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on NewDip F.C.'s corner Ferruccio Scalabrino fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Patrick Armstrong quite easily take care of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Elia Pasquale managed to get in a good position for a shot. NewDip F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Elia Pasquale was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patrick Armstrong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Domenico Lauro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Våleman in the 91st minute of play. Alessio Giusti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The NewDip F.C. players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented ManagerZone Crew from taking control. The game ends in a draw.