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【№1】湖南自由联队
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 邱正俊 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in 【№1】湖南自由联队's zone, Robert Ununger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 谢永榕 came out of the goal and Robert Ununger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11th minute, 邱正俊 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 1-0. Patrick Armstrong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 邱正俊's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute 邱正俊 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. 【№1】湖南自由联队 were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after ManagerZone Crew's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 尹鹰希 took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ManagerZone Crew's goalie and right to Xosepin Verdeja. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ManagerZone Crew's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 26th minute, 邱正俊 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【№1】湖南自由联队 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邱正俊 in the 28th minute of play. 邱正俊 might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Patrick Armstrong. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 邱正俊 ran back to his position shaking his head. 37 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when 邱正俊 came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邱正俊, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the ManagerZone Crew defense, 邱正俊 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patrick Armstrong. The ManagerZone Crew fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patrick Armstrong should have stopped the shot. 谢永榕 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Ununger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to 【№1】湖南自由联队 getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. 康梁卫 hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

【№1】湖南自由联队's 刘乐辰 was substituted for Xosepin Verdeja. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Peter Linkhorst was the one to do the kick off. Robert Ununger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. 谢永榕 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 邱正俊 in the 54th minute of play. In the 58th minute, 邱正俊 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 59th match minute, ManagerZone Crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thorsten Dietz to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, 邱正俊 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【№1】湖南自由联队's supporters rose to their feet, but 邱正俊 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 62nd minute of play forced 【№1】湖南自由联队's goalkeeper 谢永榕 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 任勇帆, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabrie-Alejandro Jesus scored 7-0 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Patrick Armstrong, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 90th minute, Gabrie-Alejandro Jesus 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 8-0. After a defensive mix-up in 【№1】湖南自由联队's zone, Thorbjörn Olerius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 谢永榕 came out of the goal and Thorbjörn Olerius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 96 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Gabrie-Alejandro Jesus came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 【№1】湖南自由联队's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.