Challenge

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Spectators: 10 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tadeusz Dziechciowski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Marvelous Ronaldinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sakura Storm's supporters rose to their feet, but Marvelous Ronaldinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patrick Armstrong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Patrick Armstrong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeusz Dziechciowski in the 10th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Peter Linkhorst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zakir Novruzov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thorbjörn Olerius's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zakir Novruzov firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Våleman in the 17th minute of play forced Sakura Storm's goalkeeper Zakir Novruzov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ManagerZone Crew were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Sakura Storm's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adrian Våleman took the corner. Adrian Våleman made a great header on ManagerZone Crew's corner, it was just that Sakura Storm's Zakir Novruzov managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 19th match minute, Sakura Storm was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vinícius Juniors to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Sakura Storm's Zakir Novruzov got control of the ball when Peter Linkhorst tried to sneak it across the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Sakura Storm's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Våleman came free, but Zakir Novruzov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sakura Storm's Zakir Novruzov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Våleman in the 27th minute of play. Zakir Novruzov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Våleman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zakir Novruzov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thorbjörn Olerius in the 34th minute. In the 37th minute Tadeusz Dziechciowski 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. If Tadeusz Dziechciowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anderson Schulle hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Sakura Storm's Zakir Novruzov got control of the ball when Peter Linkhorst tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Peter Linkhorst made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, ManagerZone Crew's Thorsten Dietz got a free kick in the 59th minute. If Marvelous Ronaldinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 64th minute Peter Linkhorst shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zakir Novruzov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anderson Schulle made in the 67th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Adrian Våleman however managed to control. In the 69th match minute, Sakura Storm was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tebaldo Ramon to maneuver through the defense. Patrick Armstrong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadeusz Dziechciowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Sakura Storm's Zakir Novruzov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Ununger in the 73rd minute of play. Sakura Storm's Zakir Novruzov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Våleman in the 76th minute of play. Vinícius Juniors charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vinícius Juniors the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 played minutes Sakura Storm got a freekick which was hit by Vinícius Juniors. Zakir Novruzov 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 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeusz Dziechciowski in the 79th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in ManagerZone Crew fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! Zak Tan lost his temper 95 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Linkhorst in the 97th minute of play forced Sakura Storm's goalkeeper Zakir Novruzov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle went the supporters of Sakura Storm were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant ManagerZone Crew side.