Challenge

Arena Garanhuns
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Peter Linkhorst got the match started through his kick off. With his leg Patrick Armstrong managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Bene Animatus's Simon Hooker fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Marcus Majewski hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Peter Linkhorst's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juvenal Talló was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Leandro Fonseca struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Patrick Armstrong didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bene Animatus. If Robert Ununger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute, Marcus Majewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute, Jardel Velloso made a precise shot to the right of Patrick Armstrong. ManagerZone Crew's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Anderson Schulle kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Juvenal Talló showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Ununger in the 47th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jardel Velloso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Bene Animatus got a freekick which was hit by Jardel Velloso. Peter Linkhorst who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Juvenal Talló when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Hooker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bene Animatus's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sílvio Luís Prata in the 60th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leandro Fonseca in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Patrick Armstrong saved ManagerZone Crew from getting behind. Cícero Perez hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute of the match, Adrian Våleman tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Juvenal Talló saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thorbjörn Olerius struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Juvenal Talló didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ManagerZone Crew. Andreas Sjöstrand's late challenge caught a Bene Animatus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andreas Sjöstrand helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th minute, Jardel Velloso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patrick Armstrong was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After 84 minutes of play, Bene Animatus's Jardel Velloso made it 4-0 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! Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Velloso in the 88th minute of the match. Nazil Şahinter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in ManagerZone Crew's zone, Sílvio Luís Prata stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal and Sílvio Luís Prata tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Peter Linkhorst received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Juvenal Talló tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bene Animatus fans cheered their team off the field, for while ManagerZone Crew had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.