Challenge

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Spectators: 10 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Peter Linkhorst kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Karen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Våleman came free, but Ma Yong Jun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrick Armstrong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oskar Sandell went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Edgar Tscherner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Karen FC's Ma Yong Jun got control of the ball when Adrian Våleman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Karen FC's Arvin Svanberg. But to his dismay, Arvin Svanberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Karen FC's attentive Oskar Sandell managed to snatch the ball when Marcus Majewski made a throw-in in the 21st minute of the game. Oskar Sandell scored 0-3 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Patrick Armstrong, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ma Yong Jun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Våleman in the 28th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Thorbjörn Olerius could shoot a difficult shot in the 29th minute, which Ma Yong Jun however easily saved by the left post. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvin Svanberg in the 34th minute of play. Thorsten Dietz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 36 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of ManagerZone Crew:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Karen FC:s goal. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Rickard Lövkvist hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the game, ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ma Yong Jun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. With his leg Ma Yong Jun managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Patrick Armstrong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arvin Svanberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After 49 minutes ManagerZone Crew's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rickard Lövkvist who took care of the corner kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The wind increased when Edgar Tscherner made the kick off in the second half. Oskar Sandell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Patrick Armstrong made a huge save. Patrick Armstrong was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Oskar Sandell capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Oskar Sandell really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. After a rather tough play, Karen FC's Rickard Lövkvist got a free kick in the 59th minute. 60 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ma Yong Jun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edgar Tscherner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Armstrong having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Karen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Våleman came free, but Ma Yong Jun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Karen FC's Edgar Tscherner sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Patrick Armstrong narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Edgar Tscherner fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Karen FC's protests and gave Edgar Tscherner a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th match minute, Karen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Tscherner to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Oskar Sandell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 79 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Tscherner came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 80 played minutes Karen FC got a freekick which was hit by Kiprijan Vučurević. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 1-6 when Arvin Svanberg sped through ManagerZone Crew's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Patrick Armstrong. After 85 minutes of play, ManagerZone Crew's Thorbjörn Olerius made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ma Yong Jun was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ma Yong Jun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Våleman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the game, Karen FC's Arvin Svanberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Patrick Armstrong made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-7. Thorbjörn Olerius struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Ma Yong Jun didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ManagerZone Crew. Edgar Tscherner hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Ma Yong Jun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Linkhorst in the 96th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robert Ununger during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Karen FC booed when ManagerZone Crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Ununger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karen FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.