Challenge

LA ESTANCIA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 陆阳默 kicked off to start the match. 陆阳默 had several of the ManagerZone Crew's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 6 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Patrick Armstrong as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 12th minute of play forced Northern California's goalkeeper David Schembri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Armstrong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 陆阳默, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Patrick Armstrong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 陆阳默's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Patrick Armstrong was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Gervasio Isias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gervasio Isias really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Thorsten Dietz got a free kick in the 17th minute. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dante Taurino in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute Peter Linkhorst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Schembri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 陆阳默 in the 27th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonio Guillelme. In the 30th minute Serafin Ilazki 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. Patrick Armstrong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gervasio Isias went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. With an all-out effort, Northern California's Patrick Armstrong threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from 陆阳默, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 42 minutes, Andreas Spante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ManagerZone Crew and the Northern California players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, ManagerZone Crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Spante to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that 陆阳默's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrick Armstrong was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. 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.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Antonio Guillelme managed to get in a good position for a shot. Northern California's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonio Guillelme 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. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 陆阳默 in the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th match minute, ManagerZone Crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Våleman to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Northern California's zone, Adrian Våleman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Schembri came out of the goal and Adrian Våleman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andreas Sjöstrand kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The supporters of Northern California booed when ManagerZone Crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Sjöstrand didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patrick Armstrong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leandro Chorche went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Gervasio Isias struck a weak shot in the 65th 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 Northern California. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Chorche in the 67th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Northern California defense, Adrian Våleman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Schembri. The Northern California fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Schembri should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by 陆阳默 in the 71st minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, 陆阳默 notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong. Patrick Armstrong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gervasio Isias in the 75th minute of play. 81 minutes into the game, Andreas Sjöstrand 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 Northern California the free kick. In the 81st minute, Andreas Sjöstrand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute of the match Serafin Ilazki shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Patrick Armstrong showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 85 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Gervasio Isias came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Northern California's goalkeeper David Schembri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Peter Linkhorst. If Adrian Våleman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute Conrado Frans 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 Conrado Frans in the 95th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Northern California had played much better football throughout.