Challenge

Ankara Arena Stadyum
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 9 minutes of play, AnkaraGücü SK's Mircea Berceanu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Patrick Armstrong was left in no man's land by his defense there! Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mircea Berceanu in the 16th minute of the match. AnkaraGücü SK's Edward Gecionis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 21st minute of play. AnkaraGücü SK's Wilfried Walder got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peter Linkhorst in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edward Gecionis saved AnkaraGücü SK from getting behind. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Peter Linkhorst got a free kick in the 27th minute. Edward Gecionis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Ununger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Patrick Armstrong managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when AnkaraGücü SK's Mircea Berceanu 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 Ahmet Seyfi İldemir, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 41st match minute, AnkaraGücü SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kutlay Adem to maneuver through the defense. When Peter Linkhorst came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the ManagerZone Crew 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 Peter Linkhorst couldn't finish the play. AnkaraGücü SK's Edward Gecionis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Ununger in the 46th minute of play. 47 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 AnkaraGücü SK the free kick. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mircea Berceanu to strike the kick off in the second half. Peter Linkhorst in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Edward Gecionis, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Robert Ununger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mircea Berceanu'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. Mircea Berceanu helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpected shot in the 57th minute by Robert Ununger got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 67th minute, Mustafa Haydar Saygur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, 蔡锋卫 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AnkaraGücü SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 78 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's Thorbjörn Olerius sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edward Gecionis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. AnkaraGücü SK's Edward Gecionis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save AnkaraGücü SK from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mircea Berceanu in the 84th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Gecionis 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 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 87th minute of play forced AnkaraGücü SK's goalkeeper Edward Gecionis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Robert Ununger kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Edward Gecionis. That made the score 2-2 in the 90 minute of play. A collision led to AnkaraGücü SK getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. 蔡锋卫 hit a great ball. Peter Linkhorsts short, quick shot in the 96thth minute got Edward Gecionis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. ManagerZone Crew succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though AnkaraGücü SK had controlled the match.