Challenge

City Palace Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Julian Efraim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Patrick Armstrong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Ler came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Peter Linkhorst notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cardiff City FC's Xencio Millan. Xencio Millan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Andreas Sjöstrand fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ManagerZone Crew's protests and gave Andreas Sjöstrand a yellow card for diving instead. After 13 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Sjöstrand. When Julian Efraim came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Cardiff City FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Julian Efraim couldn't finish the play. Julian Efraim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Patrick Armstrong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 19 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Spante. If Julian Efraim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Primitivo Ciano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Patrick Armstrong made a huge save. 31 minutes into the match, Primitivo Ciano notched a goal, 1-1, 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. Rafa Coutinho took the ball and in the 38 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 2-1. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Julian Efraim took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Patrick Armstrong to make any attempt to save it.

Xencio Millan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Ununger, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Julian Efraim in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Patrick Armstrong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cardiff City FC's Julian Efraim got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cardiff City FC's Celso Walme was substituted for Julian Efraim. Celso Walme took the ball and in the 73 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 5-1. Jairo Ler kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Celso Walme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Patrick Armstrong. ManagerZone Crew's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Celso Walme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. After a defensive mix-up in ManagerZone Crew's zone, Celso Walme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal and Celso Walme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 85th minute, Celso Walme left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cardiff City FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celso Walme in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Patrick Armstrong saved ManagerZone Crew from getting behind. M. Andik Faturrahman'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. M. Andik Faturrahman helped the player get up and apologised. After 93 minutes of play, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman made it 7-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xencio Millan was left in no man's land by his defense there! With his leg Xencio Millan managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The throw-in from Thorsten Dietz in the 98th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Cardiff City FC's Baltasar Bertin. Cardiff City FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.