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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Peter Linkhorst made the kick off which started today's match. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gasteiz Agüeros in the 4th minute of play. Patrick Armstrong was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and He Chang Bing capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. He Chang Bing really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Bror Stor received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Patrick Armstrong came out and tried to block the shot, but Bror Stor slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 9th minute. A collision led to ◇Mz.Dream◆Birdman FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Gerald Guthrie hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Våleman in the 12th minute of play forced ◇Mz.Dream◆Birdman FC's goalkeeper 郭强亦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 played minutes ◇Mz.Dream◆Birdman FC got a freekick which was hit by Gasteiz Agüeros. In the 17thth minute of the game Gasteiz Agüeros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Peter Linkhorst's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 郭强亦 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 22nd match minute, ManagerZone Crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thorsten Dietz to maneuver through the defense. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gasteiz Agüeros in the 27th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Rosario got a free kick in the 33rd minute. ManagerZone Crew's Robert Ununger got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 38th minute, Bror Stor fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 48 minutes into the game, Anderson Schulle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ManagerZone Crew's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ◇Mz.Dream◆Birdman FC the free kick. The supporters of ◇Mz.Dream◆Birdman FC booed when ManagerZone Crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anderson Schulle didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bror Stor made a kick off. In the 60th minute Gasteiz Agüeros 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Ununger in the 61st minute of play forced ◇Mz.Dream◆Birdman FC's goalkeeper 郭强亦 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peter Linkhorst blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 郭强亦 having to make a save. 郭强亦 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 64th minute. After 71 minutes, Ye Bo Yuan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ◇Mz.Dream◆Birdman FC and the ManagerZone Crew players grew even worse after the yellow card. 郭强亦 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Våleman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peter Linkhorst could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but 郭强亦 made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in ◇Mz.Dream◆Birdman FC's zone, Peter Linkhorst stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 郭强亦 came out of the goal and Peter Linkhorst tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Peter Linkhorst got free with 郭强亦 in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 79 minutes into the match, Peter Linkhorst dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 郭强亦, 5-1. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gasteiz Agüeros in the 84th minute of the match. Bror Stor took the ball and in the 87 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Gasteiz Agüeros managed to get in a good position for a shot. ◇Mz.Dream◆Birdman FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gasteiz Agüeros 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. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ◇Mz.Dream◆Birdman FC fully deserved thier win.