Challenge

Hope stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Peter Linkhorst started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 7 minutes into the game, ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Våleman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 杨俊翀 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Gaspar Esdras hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Peter Linkhorst hit a great ball. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save ManagerZone Crew from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Hope AFC's Olimpiu Capisizu got a free kick in the 15th minute. Patrick Armstrong was a little too slow when Ioan Ploieșteanu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 2-1. The supporters of Hope AFC booed when ManagerZone Crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Våleman didn't get a good kick on the ball. 25 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manole Brănescu. In the 27th minute, Hope AFC's Ioan Ploieșteanu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codrin Ieremia in the 29th minute of play. Hope AFC's Codrin Ieremia got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute Bordat Aries 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. Codrin Ieremia hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After 38 minutes of play, Hope AFC's Ioan Ploieșteanu made it 4-1 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! 杨俊翀 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Våleman in the 41st minute of play. Patrick Armstrong was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Codrin Ieremia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-1 in the 42 minute of play. In the 45th match minute, ManagerZone Crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thorbjörn Olerius to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Hope AFC's Bordat Aries dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 6-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bordat Aries stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Avram Lucan hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Ioan Ploieșteanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hope AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ioan Ploieșteanu 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. After some careless play in the ManagerZone Crew defense, Bordat Aries kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Patrick Armstrong. The ManagerZone Crew fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Patrick Armstrong should have stopped the shot. Hope AFC made a substitution. Mihăiţă Iriza replaced Bordat Aries. In the 64th minute of the match, Marcus Majewski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but 杨俊翀 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 71 minutes into the match, ManagerZone Crew's goal looked a bit too open when Manole Brănescu came free, but Patrick Armstrong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrick Armstrong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Ieremia, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. A collision led to Hope AFC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Codrin Ieremia hit a great ball. After 82 minutes of play, Hope AFC's Ioan Ploieșteanu made it 8-1 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! In the 87th minute, Manole Brănescu had to leave the field with a concussion. Anderson Schulle's late challenge caught a Hope AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anderson Schulle helped the player get up and apologised. Hope AFC made a substitution. Fabian Gilesindo replaced Manole Brănescu. Anderson Schulle hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute of the match Olimpiu Capisizu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Patrick Armstrong showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Olimpiu Capisizu shot a long shot in the 89th minute and a light blocked Patrick Armstrong hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 9-1. 杨俊翀 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ununger in the 92nd minute of play. Hope AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.