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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Rodri Palacios started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Andreas Spante fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ManagerZone Crew's protests and gave Andreas Spante a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute, Andreas Spante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ManagerZone Crew's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Rodri Palacios scored to the left of an out of position Patrick Armstrong, making the score, 2-0. The audience was convinced that Peter Linkhorst's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jiang Bing Ning was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. After 19 minutes, Wang Feng mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rossangeles and the ManagerZone Crew players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 19 played minutes Rossangeles got a freekick which was hit by Wang Feng. With a little luck, ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong got control of the ball when Adam Zieba tried to sneak it across the goal line. When ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rossangeles's goalie prevented a goal. In the 26thth minute of the game Peter Linkhorst who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rossangeles's Jiang Bing Ning was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rodri Palacioss short, quick shot in the 29thth minute got Patrick Armstrong to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Adam Zieba's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Patrick Armstrong skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 3-0 became the score in the 36th minute when Rodri Palacios elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 43rd 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. In the 45th minute, Rodri Palacios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Peter Linkhorst to strike the kick off in the second half. Rossangeles's Jiang Bing Ning played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Ununger in the 51st minute of play. In the 56thth minute of the game Rodri Palacios 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. In the 59th minute, Peter Linkhorst made a precise shot to the right of Jiang Bing Ning. Rossangeles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Jiang Bing Ning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thorbjörn Olerius in the 61st minute of play. Adrian Våleman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Rossangeles's Adriano Imperatore got a free kick in the 70th minute. Jiang Bing Ning 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 71st minute. Jiang Bing Ning didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Peter Linkhorst went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Rossangeles getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Adam Zieba hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, Rossangeles's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Våleman came free, but Jiang Bing Ning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, Gu Zhou Xiao cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Patrick Armstrong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rodri Palacios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Patrick Armstrong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Thorsten Dietz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rossangeles made a substitution. Yu Bing Hong replaced Rodri Palacios. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Thorsten Dietz hit a great ball. In the 96th minute Gu Zhou Xiao 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 crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Rossangeles had won after a very even match.