Challenge

Arena Palmitos
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Walmir Cunha got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Palmitos Futebol Clube SC booed when ManagerZone Crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peter Linkhorst didn't get a good kick on the ball. Washington Carneiro 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 6th minute. The audience was convinced that Peter Linkhorst's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Washington Carneiro was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. A collision led to Palmitos Futebol Clube SC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Diguinho Queirós hit a great ball. Durval Azevedo'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. Durval Azevedo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th minute, Durval Azevedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Palmitos Futebol Clube SC's goalie prevented a goal. After 16 minutes of play, ManagerZone Crew's Robert Ununger made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Washington Carneiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Palmitos Futebol Clube SC's Washington Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thorbjörn Olerius in the 19th minute of play. After some careless play in the Palmitos Futebol Clube SC defense, Adrian Våleman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Washington Carneiro. The Palmitos Futebol Clube SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Washington Carneiro should have stopped the shot. Palmitos Futebol Clube SC's Washington Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thorbjörn Olerius in the 29th minute of play. After 32 played minutes Palmitos Futebol Clube SC got a freekick which was hit by Vinícius Ferraz. A collision led to Palmitos Futebol Clube SC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Durval Azevedo hit a great ball. Adrian Våleman was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 35th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Washington Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Ununger in the 36th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Durval Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palmitos Futebol Clube SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Durval Azevedo 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. After some careless play in the Palmitos Futebol Clube SC defense, Thorbjörn Olerius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Washington Carneiro. The Palmitos Futebol Clube SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Washington Carneiro should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Peter Linkhorst made the kick off in the second half. Washington Carneiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thorbjörn Olerius in the 52nd minute. Palmitos Futebol Clube SC's Washington Carneiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Palmitos Futebol Clube SC from getting a goal against them. The supporters of ManagerZone Crew booed when Palmitos Futebol Clube SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nilton de Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Palmitos Futebol Clube SC's Washington Carneiro got control of the ball when Thorbjörn Olerius tried to sneak it across the goal line. Washington Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Våleman in the 62nd minute of play. When Diguinho Queirós fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palmitos Futebol Clube SC's protests and gave Diguinho Queirós a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd match minute, Palmitos Futebol Clube SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diguinho Queirós to maneuver through the defense. Walmir Cunha might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Patrick Armstrong. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Walmir Cunha ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 73rd minute of the match, Adrian Våleman got a very nice opportunity to score, but Washington Carneiro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Kauã Pitta hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Robert Ununger kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Washington Carneiro. That made the score 0-4 in the 77 minute of play. Thorbjörn Olerius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Washington Carneiro made a huge save. Washington Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Ununger in the 82nd minute of the match. A collision led to Palmitos Futebol Clube SC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. César Alagoano hit a great ball. In the 85th minute Robert Ununger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Washington Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute Walmir Cunha 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 referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by César Alagoano during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. César Alagoano kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Palmitos Futebol Clube SC's Washington Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Ununger in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Våleman in the 94th minute of play forced Palmitos Futebol Clube SC's goalkeeper Washington Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute Adrian Våleman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Washington Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The ManagerZone Crew 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.