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Spectators: 11 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Peter Linkhorst made the kick off which started today's match. Patrick Armstrong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wang Rong Jing went, in the 2nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in ManagerZone Crew's zone, Yavuz Bülent İlkim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal and Yavuz Bülent İlkim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Peter Linkhorst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Thorbjörn Olerius managed to get in a good position for a shot. ManagerZone Crew's supporters rose to their feet, but Thorbjörn Olerius was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomas Ravelli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adrian Våleman kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yavuz Bülent İlkim in the 16th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robert Ununger during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Robert Ununger kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After having played for 18 minutes, Yavuz Bülent İlkim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yavuz Bülent İlkim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wang Rong Jing in the 22nd minute of the match. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wang Rong Jing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Andreas Spante had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomas Ravelli. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andreas Spante was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Thanks to some nice moves Peter Linkhorst could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Thomas Ravelli however easily saved by the left post. Adrian Rosario hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Marcu Ianculescu scored 1-2 in the 38th 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. Thomas Ravelli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peter Linkhorst's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. In the 44th minute Marcu Ianculescu 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wang Rong Jing to make the kick off. Yavuz Bülent İlkim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thomas Ravelli 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 54th minute. Adrian Våleman succeeded in the game's 56th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2. Robert Ununger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ali Atıf Bayezit during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of ManagerZone Crew booed when S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Atıf Bayezit didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adrian Våleman hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 67 minutes into the match, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Ununger came free, but Thomas Ravelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th match minute, ManagerZone Crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Rosario to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute Yavuz Bülent İlkim 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. ManagerZone Crew's defense didn't have a chance, in the 81st minute, when Bedri Nafi scored to the left of an out of position Patrick Armstrong, making the score, 2-3. After 89 played minutes S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r got a freekick which was hit by Abidin Taşkın. In the 90th minute Adrian Våleman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman got a free kick in the 91st minute. After 92 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Thorsten Dietz. When Abidin Taşkın came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r 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 Abidin Taşkın couldn't finish the play. Marcu Ianculescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Patrick Armstrong came out and tried to block the shot, but Marcu Ianculescu slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 95th minute. The S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.