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Spectators: 11 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Peter Linkhorst made the kick off and thus started the match. Sotiraq Shelgu kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 4th match minute, Eagle FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zamir Osja to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Fernado in the 8th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cătălin Gârniceanu made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Peter Linkhorst sent off a good shot on target. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arenc Tefa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, Benjamin Fernado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eagle FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Eagle FC's goalkeeper Cătălin Gârniceanu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Eagle FC's Arenc Tefa got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 28th minute Robert Ununger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Gârniceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Arenc Tefa came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thorbjörn Olerius got free with Cătălin Gârniceanu in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Eagle FC's Ymer Memelli got a free kick in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pana Rama in the 34th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong 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 Cătălin Gârniceanu. That made the score 1-1 in the 35 minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, ManagerZone Crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Rosario to maneuver through the defense. Zamir Osja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute Peter Linkhorst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Gârniceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pana Rama stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Eagle FC's Zamir Osja slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Patrick Armstrong. That made the score 1-2 after 52 minutes of play. When Ekrem Tapa came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Eagle 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 Ekrem Tapa couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute Pana Rama 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 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zamir Osja showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 60 minute of play. Patrick Armstrong made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Zamir Osja sent off a good shot on target. Cătălin Gârniceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Ununger in the 65th minute of the match. After 65 played minutes Eagle FC got a freekick which was hit by Virgil Stănoiu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pana Rama in the 74th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eagle FC's Jetmir Ruvina was substituted for Pana Rama. In the 83rd minute Robert Ununger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Gârniceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 84 minutes of play, ManagerZone Crew's Robert Ununger made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cătălin Gârniceanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eagle FC made a substitution. Lucio Claus replaced Ekrem Tapa. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save ManagerZone Crew from getting a goal against them. Lucio Claus scored 2-4 in the 89th 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Jetmir Ruvina kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Patrick Armstrong. That made the score 3-5 in the 97 minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Eagle FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.