Challenge

Anatolia Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Peter Linkhorst took the kick off in the first half of the match. Robert Ununger kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Patrick Armstrong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kılıçalp Onatsu in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şentürk Kose in the 8th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th match minute, ManagerZone Crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Spante to maneuver through the defense. After 12 minutes of play, Anatolia FC's Kılıçalp Onatsu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Patrick Armstrong was left in no man's land by his defense there! 16 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Şentürk Kose came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong got control of the ball when Şentürk Kose tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the ManagerZone Crew defense, Halim Tuğ 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. Özmen Gazzali could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Patrick Armstrong made a huge save. Özmen Gazzali took the ball and in the 27 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 3-0. Patrick Armstrong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Özmen Gazzali, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 42nd minute, Andreas Sjöstrand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 46 minutes, Halim Tuğ managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Anatolia FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Halim Tuğ was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Halim Tuğ to make the kick off. Andreas Sjöstrand hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. 53 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Şentürk Kose came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 55 minutes, Andreas Spante managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ManagerZone Crew's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andreas Spante was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şentürk Kose in the 57th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thorbjörn Olerius 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. 66 minutes into the match, Anatolia FC's goalkeeper Konrad Mosiniak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrian Våleman. In the 69th minute Peter Linkhorst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konrad Mosiniak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 70 played minutes Anatolia FC got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet İlhan Temizcan. Peter Linkhorst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konrad Mosiniak having to interfere. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şentürk Kose in the 79th minute of the match. In the 80th minute Şentürk Kose 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. After a rather tough play, Anatolia FC's Demircan Rafi got a free kick in the 86th minute. If Thorbjörn Olerius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ManagerZone Crew's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.