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Spectators: 10 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hermengildo Frances kicked off to start the match. Robert Ununger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, ManagerZone Crew's Nereo Jurgi threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Adrian Våleman, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alvi Boton's goalie prevented a goal. Alonzo Ramond hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. If Robert Ununger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nereo Jurgi made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Thorbjörn Olerius sent off a good shot on target. Robert Ununger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Nereo Jurgi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peter Linkhorst sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saverio Argenis hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Peter Linkhorst recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 32 minutes ManagerZone Crew's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cosme Hartz who took care of the corner kick. In the 33rd minute, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Nereo Jurgi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ununger in the 38th minute of play. Adrian Våleman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nereo Jurgi having to interfere. Paolo Oliveiro charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paolo Oliveiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Paolo Oliveiro hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Nereo Jurgi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Linkhorst in the 42nd minute of play. After 42 minutes of play, ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nereo Jurgi was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Peter Linkhorst made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Peter Linkhorst's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nereo Jurgi was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peter Linkhorst in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nereo Jurgi saved Alvi Boton from getting behind. In the 57th minute, Alonzo Ramond hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 58 played minutes Alvi Boton got a freekick which was hit by Lázaro Vasco. Thorbjörn Olerius blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nereo Jurgi having to make a save. 66 minutes into the match, Thorbjörn Olerius notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Alvi Boton's Nereo Jurgi. Nereo Jurgi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nereo Jurgi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Linkhorst in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Alvi Boton's Paolo Oliveiro 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. 3-1. Saverio Argenis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Patrick Armstrong made a huge save. 82 minutes into the match, Alvi Boton's Saverio Argenis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Patrick Armstrong narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nereo Jurgi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Linkhorst, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute, Arnulfo Joey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Våleman in the 87th minute of play forced Alvi Boton's goalkeeper Nereo Jurgi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrian Våleman's late challenge caught a Alvi Boton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Våleman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94thth minute of the game Peter Linkhorst who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alvi Boton's Nereo Jurgi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Robert Ununger came up free with the goalie in the 95th 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the Alvi Boton players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ManagerZone Crew.