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ManagerZone Predio
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Steve Hyuga took the kick off in the first half of the match. Paolo Pereyra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kamer Hammer in the 3rd minute of play. Paolo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maarek Ratas, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute, Maarek Ratas made a precise shot to the right of Paolo Pereyra. ManagerZone Academy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Söncke Gärtner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steve Hyuga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ManagerZone Academy's Prospero Elija was substituted for Konstantinos Kermelidis. After 16 played minutes Gioiese Calcio got a freekick which was hit by Lambis Goya. Söncke Gärtner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steve Hyuga in the 17th minute of play. With a little luck, Gioiese Calcio's Söncke Gärtner got control of the ball when Steve Hyuga tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute Gerardo Ramone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Ramone in the 26th minute of play. Gioiese Calcio's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kamer Hammer in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute, Steve Hyuga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Söncke Gärtner was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Söncke Gärtner made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Steve Hyuga sent off a good shot on target. Söncke Gärtner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steve Hyuga in the 46th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kamer Hammer to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Eloy Alvarez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amancio Ricart in the 54th minute of play forced Gioiese Calcio's goalkeeper Söncke Gärtner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute of the match, Gerardo Ramone tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Paolo Pereyra saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Söncke Gärtner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prospero Elija, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. With a little luck, ManagerZone Academy's Paolo Pereyra got control of the ball when Kamer Hammer tried to sneak it across the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Gioiese Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Prospero Elija came free, but Söncke Gärtner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Söncke Gärtner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amancio Ricart, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve Hyuga in the 71st minute of play forced Gioiese Calcio's goalkeeper Söncke Gärtner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lambis Goya lost his temper 75 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leon Messi during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ManagerZone Academy getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Leon Messi hit a great ball. After having played for 81 minutes, Gerardo Ramone managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gioiese Calcio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerardo Ramone was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Söncke Gärtner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabino Silva in the 85th minute of the match. ManagerZone Academy's Amancio Ricart managed to work through Gioiese Calcio's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Amancio Ricart dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. In the 90th match minute, Gioiese Calcio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerardo Ramone to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by ManagerZone Academy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kamer Hammer was slow to take the kick. During this time Gioiese Calcio's players had a chance to rest. 95 minutes into the match, Steve Hyuga notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Gioiese Calcio's Söncke Gärtner. Söncke Gärtner was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ManagerZone Academy had won after a very even match.