Challenge

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Spectators: 10 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jaime Cabral made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Grêmio Santo André booed when ManagerZone Crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Sjöstrand didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Grêmio Santo André getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Luiz Fernando Marinho hit a great ball. After 15 minutes, Andreas Spante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ManagerZone Crew and the Grêmio Santo André players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 15 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Spante. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peter Linkhorst in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mo Chen Yang saved Grêmio Santo André from getting behind. In the 19th minute, Igor Czech 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 0-2. 22 minutes into the match, Grêmio Santo André's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Våleman came free, but Mo Chen Yang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Andreas Spante dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mo Chen Yang, 1-2. Mo Chen Yang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adrian Våleman's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. 30 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Wellington Vaz came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mo Chen Yang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Våleman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Robert Ununger in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mo Chen Yang saved Grêmio Santo André from getting behind. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldo Pernambucano in the 39th minute of play. A collision led to Grêmio Santo André getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Igor Czech hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Andreas Sjöstrand got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Bernie Strauss kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After the first half Grêmio Santo André were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Thorbjörn Olerius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mo Chen Yang having to interfere. Bernie Strauss's late challenge caught a ManagerZone Crew's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernie Strauss helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Grêmio Santo André's Bernie Strauss got a free kick in the 51st minute. After having played for 52 minutes, Robert Ununger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ManagerZone Crew's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Ununger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 56th minute of play forced Grêmio Santo André's goalkeeper Mo Chen Yang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mo Chen Yang came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst. But to his dismay, Peter Linkhorst quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Robert Ununger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 66thth minute of the game Peter Linkhorst who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grêmio Santo André's Mo Chen Yang was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 66 minutes, Peter Linkhorst made it 4-2 with a short kick to the right side. Grêmio Santo André's Mo Chen Yang tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th minute, Jaime Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of ManagerZone Crew booed when Grêmio Santo André was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldo Pernambucano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute Wellington Vaz 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. Mo Chen Yang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Linkhorst, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Grêmio Santo André's Chiquinho Valle got a free kick in the 78th minute. The supporters of ManagerZone Crew booed when Grêmio Santo André was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fernando Marinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 82 played minutes, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mo Chen Yang came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ManagerZone Crew reached it. In the 86th minute, Benedito Freire hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Grêmio Santo André's zone, Adrian Våleman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mo Chen Yang 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. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save ManagerZone Crew from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peter Linkhorst in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mo Chen Yang saved Grêmio Santo André from getting behind. In the 92nd minute ManagerZone Crew were awarded a corner. Adrian Våleman went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 92nd match minute, ManagerZone Crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thorsten Dietz to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the game, Adrian Rosario 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 Grêmio Santo André the free kick. In the 94th minute, Adrian Rosario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the Grêmio Santo André players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ManagerZone Crew.