Challenge

ARENA GUARULHOS
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karin Benzema in the 4th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lance Cabezas in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Andreas Spante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When AA GUARULHOS's Karin Benzema in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ManagerZone Crew's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to AA GUARULHOS getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Karin Benzema hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karin Benzema in the 24th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Alberto Tinoco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Våleman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 31 minutes AA GUARULHOS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adrian Våleman who took care of the corner kick. AA GUARULHOS's Carlos Alberto Tinoco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Ununger in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36th minute, AA GUARULHOS's Karin Benzema ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Patrick Armstrong. Patrick Armstrong yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Lance Cabezas might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Patrick Armstrong. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lance Cabezas ran back to his position shaking his head. After 39 played minutes AA GUARULHOS got a freekick which was hit by Edvaldo Torres. 40 minutes into the match, AA GUARULHOS's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Ununger came free, but Carlos Alberto Tinoco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Karin Benzema 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 Karin Benzema was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karin Benzema in the 51st minute of play. The corner ended in Jacobo Porfirio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong did a great save. If Karin Benzema had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karin Benzema, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karin Benzema might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Patrick Armstrong. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Karin Benzema ran back to his position shaking his head. 63 minutes into the match, Lance Cabezas notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong. Patrick Armstrong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in ManagerZone Crew's zone, Karin Benzema stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal and Karin Benzema tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AA GUARULHOS's Carlos Alberto Tinoco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save AA GUARULHOS from getting a goal against them. In the 72nd minute, ManagerZone Crew's Robert Ununger dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-1. After 75 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Sjöstrand. After 75 played minutes, AA GUARULHOS's Jacobo Porfirio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AA GUARULHOS reached it. AA GUARULHOS's Carlos Alberto Tinoco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Våleman in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by AA GUARULHOS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adrian Våleman was slow to take the kick. During this time ManagerZone Crew's players had a chance to rest. Hortêncio Donatello tried in the 82nd minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Carlos Alberto Tinoco a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 4-2. After a defensive mix-up in ManagerZone Crew's zone, Karin Benzema stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal and Karin Benzema tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AA GUARULHOS's attentive Claudinho Aparecido managed to snatch the ball when Thorsten Dietz made a throw-in in the 88th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Peter Linkhorst got free with Carlos Alberto Tinoco in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Rosario got a free kick in the 93rd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the ManagerZone Crew players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for AA GUARULHOS.