Challenge

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Spectators: 10 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Carlos Cesaro made the kick off which started today's match. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Cesaro in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute of the match MARTINETA got a corner. ManagerZone Crew's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lv Qiang Xiao ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Nacho Roca heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 10 minutes into the match, Carlos Cesaro 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 Carlos Cesaro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. MARTINETA's attentive Rafal Kaszubowski managed to snatch the ball when Adrian Rosario made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. Bartolo Beliran made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Peter Linkhorst sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of ManagerZone Crew booed when MARTINETA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo-Nicolás Madrid didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Cesaro in the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Adrian Rosario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andreas Sjöstrand hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carlos Cesaro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Cesaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by MARTINETA's Carlos Cesaro. But to his dismay, Carlos Cesaro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Nacho Roca took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Patrick Armstrong. Patrick Armstrong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. If Nacho Roca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half MARTINETA were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Peter Linkhorst made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Cesaro. In the 56th minute Carlos Cesaro 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Carlos Cesaro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Patrick Armstrong. That made the score 0-4 in the 57 minute of play. In the 60th minute Peter Linkhorst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Beliran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bartolo Beliran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Ununger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save ManagerZone Crew from getting a goal against them. 72 minutes into the match, MARTINETA's Carlos Cesaro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Patrick Armstrong narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rafal Kaszubowski's late challenge caught a ManagerZone Crew's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rafal Kaszubowski helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, MARTINETA's Rafal Kaszubowski got a free kick in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Qiang Xiao came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafal Kaszubowski in the 81st minute of play. When Nacho Roca came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the MARTINETA 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 Nacho Roca couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Rosario got a free kick in the 88th minute. After a rather tough play, MARTINETA's Nacho Roca got a free kick in the 89th minute. A hard shot 92 in the game by Lv Qiang Xiao from a close distance when the talented Patrick Armstrong managed to make a qualified save. ManagerZone Crew's players were relieved. MARTINETA's Lv Qiang Xiao got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.