Challenge

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Peter Linkhorst made the kick off which started today's match. Jonathan Errapel 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 5th minute. After taking down the ball on ManagerZone Crew's corner Adrian Våleman fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jonathan Errapel quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Transito in the 10th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Octavio Txurio hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After having played for 15 minutes, Herminio Birila managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santa Maradona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herminio Birila was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ManagerZone Crew's Robert Ununger got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 22 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's Robert Ununger sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Errapel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Andreas Spante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Cordeiro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Patrick Armstrong. Rodolfo Cordeiro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Patrick Armstrong was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Rodolfo Cordeiro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rodolfo Cordeiro really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. When Andreas Spante fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ManagerZone Crew's protests and gave Andreas Spante a yellow card for diving instead. In the 40th minute, Andreas Spante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 42 played minutes ManagerZone Crew got a freekick which was hit by Thorsten Dietz. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodolfo Cordeiro to make the kick off. The attack was good, but when Peter Linkhorst in the 51st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rigoberto Thomas in the 52nd minute of play. Jonathan Errapel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Linkhorst in the 54th minute of play. In the 57th minute Miguel Transito 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Ununger in the 61st minute of play forced Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Jonathan Errapel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Robert Ununger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ManagerZone Crew fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. A hard shot 64 in the game by Peter Linkhorst from a close distance when the talented Jonathan Errapel managed to make a qualified save. Santa Maradona's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, Santa Maradona's Octavio Txurio got a free kick in the 66th minute. Jonathan Errapel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ununger in the 68th minute of play. Santa Maradona's Haroldo Martxot got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 76th minute of the match Robert Ununger sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Errapel skillfully saved the ball. 79 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Cordeiro came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peter Linkhorst recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 82 minutes into the match, Robert Ununger dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Errapel, 3-2. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 85th minute of the match. If Robert Ununger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santa Maradona's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.