Challenge

Arena Garanhuns
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jardel Velloso started the match with the kick off. Patrick Armstrong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jardel Velloso in the 4th minute. Patrick Armstrong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jardel Velloso in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Velloso came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Bene Animatus's Jardel Velloso slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Patrick Armstrong. That made the score 1-0 after 15 minutes of play. 19 minutes into the match, Bene Animatus's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Linkhorst came free, but Juvenal Talló reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Robert Ununger fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ManagerZone Crew's protests and gave Robert Ununger a yellow card for diving instead. Robert Ununger kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Juvenal Talló took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Våleman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jardel Velloso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Patrick Armstrong made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Jardel Velloso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrick Armstrong was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Patrick Armstrong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sílvio Luís Prata in the 37th minute. In the 40th minute, Adrian Rosario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute, ManagerZone Crew's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jardel Velloso fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Thorbjörn Olerius fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ManagerZone Crew's protests and gave Thorbjörn Olerius a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Thorbjörn Olerius got a free kick in the 46th minute. Patrick Armstrong didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 48th minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Peter Linkhorst made the kick off in the second half. 4-0 became the score in the 58th minute when Jardel Velloso elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Sílvio Luís Prata hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Bene Animatus's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gao Jian Jie in the 70th minute. In the 70th minute, Bene Animatus's Nazil Şahinter fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal. Patrick Armstrong was prepared for the shot, but didn't have to make a play as the shot flew over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Ununger in the 75th minute of play forced Bene Animatus's goalkeeper Juvenal Talló to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrian Våleman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Juvenal Talló tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by ManagerZone Crew's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gao Jian Jie was slow to take the kick. During this time Bene Animatus's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Sílvio Luís Prata managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 81st minute, Cícero Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Hooker in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 88th minute of play forced Bene Animatus's goalkeeper Juvenal Talló to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Peter Linkhorst left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ManagerZone Crew fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 91st minute, Simon Hooker 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 5-1. Simon Hooker took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Patrick Armstrong. Patrick Armstrong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. Bene Animatus's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.