Challenge

Estadio ALBERDI
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Belgrano de Pibasog's Judas Verón 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. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Judas Verón in the 3rd minute of play. After 5 minutes of play, Belgrano de Pibasog's Judas Verón 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! Blue Dolar hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the match, Belgrano de Pibasog's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Våleman came free, but Bernardo Raggio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Judas Verón's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrick Armstrong was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Judas Verón could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Patrick Armstrong made a huge save. In the 20th minute Blue Dolar 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. 22 minutes into the match, Belgrano de Pibasog's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Ununger came free, but Bernardo Raggio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd match minute, Belgrano de Pibasog was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Jaunzuria to maneuver through the defense. Adrian Våleman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bernardo Raggio. Belgrano de Pibasog's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 27 minutes, Judas Verón managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgrano de Pibasog's supporters crossed their fingers, but Judas Verón was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save ManagerZone Crew from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 34th minute of play forced Belgrano de Pibasog's goalkeeper Bernardo Raggio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute of the match, Silvio Abadia tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Patrick Armstrong saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Adrian Rosario charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrian Rosario the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Belgrano de Pibasog booed when ManagerZone Crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thorsten Dietz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Peter Linkhorst to strike the kick off in the second half. After 50 minutes, Judas Verón made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 57th minute, Judas Verón got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Belgrano de Pibasog made a substitution. Timo Haydon replaced Blue Dolar. In the 59th minute, Andreas Spante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 61 minutes, Judas Verón managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belgrano de Pibasog's supporters crossed their fingers, but Judas Verón was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thorbjörn Olerius hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Patrick Armstrong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Judas Verón went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. The supporters of ManagerZone Crew booed when Belgrano de Pibasog was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justino Frederico didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Sjöstrand. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Judas Verón in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrick Armstrong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Judas Verón in the 75th minute of play. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Adrian Rosario hit a great ball. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iulian Ilinca in the 79th minute of play. Bernardo Raggio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thorbjörn Olerius in the 84th minute. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iulian Ilinca in the 86th minute of play. Belgrano de Pibasog's Iulian Ilinca got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Iulian Ilinca notched a goal, 5-0, 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. Belgrano de Pibasog were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ManagerZone Crew for a fine match.