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Spectators: 10 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Peter Linkhorst kicked off to start the match. Fernan Segio lost his temper 2 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Eloy Bittor made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Adrian Våleman sent off a good shot on target. In the 5th match minute, Los Matadores was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauricio Chorache to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute of the match, Peter Linkhorst tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eloy Bittor saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 26th minute Moises Lorencio 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. 31 minutes into the match, Los Matadores's goalkeeper Eloy Bittor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Peter Linkhorst. After 32 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Majewski. 36 minutes into the match, Los Matadores's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Linkhorst came free, but Eloy Bittor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, ManagerZone Crew's Eloy Bittor threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Adrian Våleman, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Moises Lorencio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thorsten Dietz charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thorsten Dietz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 43 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Thorsten Dietz. Alfredo Derwin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alfredo Derwin made a kick off. Andreas Spante was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 51 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in ManagerZone Crew fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 51st minute. Penalty! 54 minutes into the game, Nemesio Fix cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Patrick Armstrong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 58th minute of play forced Los Matadores's goalkeeper Eloy Bittor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thorsten Dietz hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Thorsten Dietz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 66 minutes, Patrick Armstrong successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 67th minute of play forced Los Matadores's goalkeeper Eloy Bittor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eloy Bittor came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst. But to his dismay, Peter Linkhorst quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Nemesio Fix made a great header on Los Matadores's corner, it was just that ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 80th match minute, Los Matadores was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inocencio Tome to maneuver through the defense. Thorbjörn Olerius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Eloy Bittor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Los Matadores getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Robustiano Nafarroa hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Peter Linkhorst in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eloy Bittor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Robustiano Nafarroa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Matadores's supporters rose to their feet, but Robustiano Nafarroa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patrick Armstrong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eloy Bittor came out of the goal in the 98th minute to try and stop a shot by ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst. But to his dismay, Peter Linkhorst quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ManagerZone Crew had won after a very even match.