Challenge

Arena Palmitos
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Walmir Cunha kicked off to start the match. César Alagoano hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 3 played minutes, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Washington Carneiro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ManagerZone Crew reached it. Patrick Armstrong made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Walmir Cunha sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Andreas Spante hit a great ball. Vinícius Ferraz hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Washington Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thorbjörn Olerius in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match ManagerZone Crew got a corner. Palmitos Futebol Clube SC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adrian Våleman ran over to the corner to take the kick. Nilton de Moraes tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Washington Carneiro. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-1 in the 14th minute. Peter Linkhorst might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Washington Carneiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Peter Linkhorst ran back to his position shaking his head. After 22 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Rosario. A collision led to Palmitos Futebol Clube SC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Durval Azevedo hit a great ball. In the 30th minute, Durval Azevedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palmitos Futebol Clube SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 35th minute, Adrian Våleman 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. 41 minutes into the match, Palmitos Futebol Clube SC's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Linkhorst came free, but Washington Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thorbjörn Olerius hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Peter Linkhorst to make the kick off. Nilton de Moraes hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Washington Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Ununger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the match, Palmitos Futebol Clube SC's goalkeeper Washington Carneiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrian Våleman. 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 55th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Våleman got free with Washington Carneiro in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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 Adrian Våleman in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Walmir Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Washington Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ununger in the 62nd minute of play. Adrian Våleman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Washington Carneiro made a huge save. A collision led to Palmitos Futebol Clube SC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Erik Pena hit a great ball. Washington Carneiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adrian Våleman in the 66th minute. Washington Carneiro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adrian Våleman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 68 minute of play. Washington Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Ununger in the 74th minute of the match. Washington Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ununger in the 76th minute of play. Washington Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Ununger, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After 78 played minutes Palmitos Futebol Clube SC got a freekick which was hit by Kauã Pitta. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst got a free kick in the 79th minute. Kauã Pitta lost his temper 83 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 83 minutes into the game, one of Palmitos Futebol Clube SC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Marcus Majewski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Washington Carneiro came out and tried to block the shot, but Marcus Majewski slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 87th minute. When Durval Azevedo came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Palmitos Futebol Clube SC 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 Durval Azevedo couldn't finish the play. Washington Carneiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adrian Våleman in the 96th minute. 97 minutes into the game, Robert Ununger recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Washington Carneiro. Robert Ununger showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-6. ManagerZone Crew's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.